Best Books on the War On Drugs and Drug Policy Reform (22 books)

Best Books on the War On Drugs and Drug Policy Reform

After over 40 years and trillions of dollars thrown at it, the war on drug appears increasingly as an unqualified failure. A list for those who want to make sense of this seemingly untracktable conundrum.

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1	World War D. The Case against prohibitionism, roadmap to controlled re-legalization by Jeffrey Dhywood (Goodreads Author) 4.92 of 5 stars 4.92 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 600, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 3,316 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Drug War Heresies: Learning from Other Vices, Times, and Places by Robert J. MacCoun 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed: A Judicial Indictment Of War On Drugs by James P. Gray 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Neuroscience Of Psychoactive Substance Use And Dependence by World Health Organization (Creator) 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Madame Joy: The Story of Human Drug Use and the Politics of Its Regulation by Monique Berkhout 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics by Richard Davenport-Hines 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics: A Critical Analysis of Claims Made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy by Matthew B. Robinson 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Brief History of Drugs: From the Stone Age to the Stoned Age by Antonio Escohotado 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade by Alfred W. McCoy 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 118 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Cannabis Policy: Moving Beyond Stalemate by Robin Room 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	After The War On Drugs: Blueprint For Regulation by Steve Rolles 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 95, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know by Jonathan P. Caulkins 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know by Mark A.R. Kleiman 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Illegal Drugs: A Complete Guide to Their History, Chemistry, Use and Abuse by Paul M. Gahlinger 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Meaning of Addiction: An Unconventional View by Stanton Peele 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Innocent Bystanders: Developing Countries and the War on Drugs by Philip Keefer (Editor) 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 87, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Drugs: America's Holy War by Arthur Benavie 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Legalization of Drugs by Douglas Husak 2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World by David T. Courtwright 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Andean Cocaine: The Making of a Global Drug by Paul Gootenberg 3.15 of 5 stars 3.15 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Acid Dreams: The CIA, LSD and the Sixties Rebellion by Martin A. Lee 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 893 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars