When we talk about ending the war on drugs, legalization and decriminalization are two terms that are often brought up. Both processes remove the criminal penalties for possessing drugs like heroin or marijuana, but legalization regulates and taxes the drug trade (i.e. sale, cultivation, transportation). What would be the best course of action to end the drug war? Legalization at the federal level? Decriminalization? Neither? Source: https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/06/economist-explains-10
