Should we legalize narcotics? William Bennett says no- drug use causes crime in the ghetto. That is too simple, replies Michael S. Gazzaniga, professor of neuroscience at Dartmouth Medical School. Crime increases despair in the ghetto, which leads to greater drug use. And crimes such as murder and robbery are in turn promoted by the illegality of narcotics. National Review questions Professor Gazzaniga about the relative potency—and frequency of use and abuse—of crack, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana to alter minds, lives, and society.
Q Professor Gazzaniga, as you know, there are Q those who have recommended the decriminalization of drugs. Before we take up a concrete proposal coming in from that quarter, we want to ask you a question or two, the answers to which will shed light on any such proposal. The first question is this:
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