1. Is the prohibition of drugs failing? Overview: Is the war on drugs nearing an end? / Matt Sledge -- The war on drugs is not working / Doug Bandow -- Prohibition of marijuana unnecessarily criminalizes young minorities / Harry Levine -- The prohibition of drugs is working and should continue / John P. Walters -- Drug legalisation : an evaluation of the impacts on global society / Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. -- 2. Is drug use dangerous for society? Overview: Drug use in the United States / Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- Marijuana use harms health and is addictive / National Institute on Drug Abuse -- Drug use negatively impacts health, productivity, and crime / United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime -- Methamphetamine and other drugs are not as dangerous as alleged / Carl Hart, interviewed by Reason.com -- Drug prohibition is more dangerous than decriminalization / David Boaz -- 3. Should marijuana be legalized? Overview: For first time, Americans favor legalizing marijuana / Art Swift -- The war on marijuana targets individuals of color / American Civil Liberties Union -- Marijuana should be legalized and not just decriminalized / Drug Policy Alliance -- Medical marijuana should be legalized / Marijuana Policy Project -- Marijuana legalization is a bad idea for the United States / Office of National Drug Control Policy -- Medical marijuana in plant form should not be legalized / Smart Approaches to Marijuana -- 4. How should US drug policy be reformed? Overview: Public opinion on drug policy / Pew Research Center -- Have we lost the war on drugs? / Gary S. Becker and Kevin M. Murphy -- Legalizing drugs / R.R. Reno -- Legal, regulated heroin could have saved Philip Seymour Hoffman / Valerie Vande Panne -- Heroin and rational choice / Jonah Goldberg -- There is no moral justification for the prohibition of drugs / Matthew Feeney -- Drug legalization will have positive and negative consequences / Jeffrey A. Miron.