Sign the Resolution for a Federal Commission on Drug Policy
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This Federal financial analysis of legalization comes from Theodore R. Vallance, Former chief of the Planning Branch of the National Institutes of Mental Health. His main professional effort for many years was directed at just this sort of analysis. The analysis was published in the 7-10-95 issue of National Review.
Reductions (in millions of $) From To Saving Direct Law Enforcement 13,203 3,300 9,903 *Interdiction costs 2,200 0 2,200 *International anti-drug 768 384 384 *OCDETF (Organized Crime & Drug 399 40 359 Enforcement Task Force) ONDCP (the "drug czar") 69 17 52 Indirect Victims of Crime 842 210 632 Incarceration 4,434 887 3,547 Crime careers 13,976 2,679 11,297 ________ Subtotal 28,374 Less increase in prevention research and service (3,572) Less increase in treatment research and service (2,802) ________ Subtotal 22,000 Plus net income from drug taxes 15,000 ________ Total 37,000 *1993 Figures.
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