If hardline libertarian free market views are true, then it logically follows that we should legalize drugs. In that case, drug legalization wins by default. However, I do not make this argument, even though I argue for drug legalization. Why not? Because I highly doubt that such free market views are true. Moreover, many such views imply that we should not regulate drugs, AND that we should not regulate foods either. This seems to me almost surely false. I think we should legalize drugs in order to regulate them, much like how we already regulate food. As such, I do not agree with some extreme libertarian arguments for legalizing drugs, even while I appreciate their contributions to the broader case for legalization and critique of the drug war. We support different kinds of legalization.









