Government,
International Law
Feb. 1, 2024
The US drug war is failing, echoing China’s missteps
Legalizing drug use, in the name of public welfare and private health, is accumulating momentum in the United States. An approach that will ignite an unrivaled medical and health crisis.
Xinying Huang
Visiting Scholar
Stanford Law School
Huang served as a correctional officer and an attorney in China. He is interested in legal issues related to law enforcement international relations.
There is a growing momentum in the United States – from authorities to businesses to civilians – to legalize medical and recreational drug use. The move hints at a suspension of the country’s decades-long war against drugs, and instead reveals an accelerated U-turn catering to America’s drug addicts. It is hard to predict the ultimate outcome but as a former correctional officer serving illicit drug abusers in China, I would like to share China’s failed quasi-legaliza...
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