Iron law of prohibition
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Iron law of prohibition
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The iron law of prohibition is a term coined by Richard Cowan in 1986 which posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases. Cowan put it this way: "the harder the enforcement, the harder the drugs." This law is an application of the Alchian–Allen effect; Libertarian judge
Jim Gray calls the law the "cardinal rule of prohibition", and notes that is a powerful argument for the legalization of drugs. It is based on the premise that when drugs or
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Drug enforcement leads to higher potency
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_prohibition
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2024-02-04T16:59:43Z
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