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Dr. Carl Hart is a one-man drug and drug user destigmatization machine. In his new book,
Drug Use for Grown-Ups, the Columbia University psychology professor blasts drug prohibition as both an affront to the American dream of the pursuit of happiness and as a tool of racial oppression. And he makes a strong, informed argument that recreational drug use can be, and usually is, a good thing.
You could hardly find someone more qualified to make the case. Hart has spent years in the trenches of neuropsychopharmacology research, handed out drugs (or placebos) to thousands of research subjects, published numerous scientific papers and popular articles in the field, and risen to the top of his profession along the way. And here is his bottom line:
By Fred Gardner on February 11, 2021
Dr. Carl Hart, a neuroscientist on the Columbia University faculty, is the most audaciously radical thinker in the drug-policy-reform field, and the bravest. His new book was mildly praised the New York Times Book Review January 17 by Casey Schwartz. This is how she summarized one of his key points: “Hart argues the drug war has in fact succeeded, not because it has reduced illegal drug use in the United States (it hasn’t), but because it has boosted prison and policing budgets, its true, if unstated, purpose.”
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Ivy League Professor - And Heroin User - Makes Case for Drug Legalization
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The United States is presently going through a watershed moment when it comes to drug legalization. Marijuana whether for recreational or medical use is legal in a growing number of states, and some cities and states are also exploring psychedelics. Earlier this month, Oregon officially decriminalized the possession of small amounts of drugs, and is now issuing fines or directing those cited towards treatment.
It’s a significant shift in public policy. But even someone who might applaud these decisions could still be taken aback by the argument made by Columbia University professor Carl Hart in a new book. That book, titled
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