Federal Marijuana Policy: A Preliminary Assessment
Jeffery A. Miron, "Federal Marijuana Policy: A Preliminary Assessment," Taxpayers for Common Sense, published online.
Despite the federal government spending tens of billions to combat marijuana use over the last three decades, use and perception of the drug has barely changed, according to an economic study released by Taxpayers for Common Sense, a national budget watchdog organization that targets wasteful and ineffective federal spending. The report singles out as particularly wasteful and ineffective marijuana arrests (which have not stemmed marijuana usage rates), the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy's youth anti-drug media campaign, and student drug testing programs.
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