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Dynamics of Intervention in the War on Drugs

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Originally published in The Independent Review

The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act accelerated the war on drugs and had many unintended consequences that spurred future interventions. The Harrison Act was also an effect of earlier government policies—created in part to deal with prior interventions into narcotic markets.

The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act accelerated the war on drugs and had many unintended consequences that spurred future interventions. The Harrison Act was also an effect of earlier government policies—created in part to deal with prior interventions into narcotic markets.