America’s drug war has been a part of our lives for more than 100 years. With legalization and decriminalization of marijuana in an increasing number of states, conflicts have emerged on drug policy and power. To what extent can and should the states act independently of the federal government on an issue with national ramifications? Cato’s Trevor Burrus, Heritage’s Paul Larkin, and Brookings’s Jonathan Rauch will discuss in this episode: should drug prohibition be ended nationwide?

Learn More:

• "How Drug Prohibition Created the Fentanyl Crisis," by Trevor Burrus
• "Washington Versus Washington (and Colorado): Why the States Should Lead on Marijuana Policy," by Jonathan Rauch
• "The Medical Marijuana Delusion," by Paul J. Larkin Jr.

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