Why All Drugs Should Be Legalized

Jacob James Rich breaks down how drug policy isn’t about health—it’s about money and control. From marijuana legalization cutting crime to cigarette bans shifting tax revenue across state lines, the incentives behind policy are exposed. Rich also dismantles the Purdue Pharma narrative, arguing the government created the crisis it later blamed on others. This is a blunt look at how politics, power, and public health collide.

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• In Florida, drug deaths rose under former Attorney General Pam Bondi
  February 25, 2025 by Jacob James Rich
  During Bondi's time as the state's attorney general, drug overdose deaths in Florida nearly doubled. The post In Florida, drug deaths rose under former Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• Legalizing sports betting is the right call
  December 18, 2024 by Jacob James Rich
  Since the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision on sports betting, online sports gambling has been legalized in 30 states and Washington, DC. The post Legalizing sports betting is the right call appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• The future of ‘Chenery II’
  December 16, 2024 by Jacob James Rich
  The implications of 'FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, L.L.C.' could be much larger than the future of the e-cigarette industry. The post The future of ‘Chenery II’ appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• How America subsidizes medicine across the world
  September 5, 2024 by Jacob James Rich
  The U.S. healthcare market subsidizes much of the world’s cutting-edge medical innovations, including pharmaceutical developments. The post How America subsidizes medicine across the world appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• A Schedule III designation is still overly restrictive for marijuana
  June 27, 2024 by Jacob James Rich
  A Schedule III designation fails to fully align federal and state law in the states that authorize some form of commercial market in marijuana. The post A Schedule III designation is still overly restrictive for marijuana appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• Marijuana legalization is not associated with increases in youth suicide rates
  April 4, 2024 by Jacob James Rich
  Youth suicide rates actually tend to drop following legal access to recreational and medical marijuana. The post Marijuana legalization is not associated with increases in youth suicide rates appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• Biden administration should reject the proposed menthol ban
  January 29, 2024 by Jacob James Rich
  President Biden should take a careful look at the data that suggests such a prohibition would not make a substantial impact on youth smoking rates.  The post Biden administration should reject the proposed menthol ban appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• Study: Menthol cigarettes do not increase youth smoking more than other cigarettes
  November 8, 2023 by Jacob James Rich
  Executive Summary The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA) of 2009 outlawed the manufacture, distribution, and sale of cigarettes with “characterizing flavors” other than menthol. Supporters of the TCA claimed cigarettes flavored like candy, fruit, and clove disproportionately … Continued The post Study: Menthol cigarettes do not increase youth smoking more than other […]
• Drug Legalization Handbook
  October 31, 2023 by Jacob James Rich
  "America needs to recognize that we will not see a reduction in violent crimes until we legalize drugs. All drugs." The post Drug Legalization Handbook appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• New York’s legislature should stand firm against Gov. Hochul’s tobacco prohibition
  March 30, 2023 by Jacob James Rich
  A similar flavored tobacco prohibition in Massachusetts has been an epic failure. The post New York’s legislature should stand firm against Gov. Hochul’s tobacco prohibition appeared first on Reason Foundation.

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