💬 Opinion 2d ago · Aaron Brown

Did Decriminalizing Drugs Lead to More Deaths in Washington and Oregon?

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Did Decriminalizing Drugs Lead to More Deaths in Washington and Oregon?
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In a recent City Journal article headlined "No, Seriously, Decriminalizing Drugs Kills People," the Manhattan Institute's Charles Fain Lehman claimed a recent National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) paper provided conclusive evidence that "should lay to rest the debate over legalization." I published a rebuttal in Reason, arguing that the study did not close the debate. That provoked a response from Lehman on X.
I will respond to each of Lehman's substantive points and delve more deeply into

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