Goode's Five Categories of Claims Makers

Question 1

Cultural Conservatives

Answer 1

drugs must be fought just as abortion, porn, and crime must be fought and the weapon is law enforcement

Question 2

Free-Market Libertarians

Answer 2

Legalization is unacceptable because it is too much government meddling; a policy of laissez-faire, “hands off” or more or less decriminalization is the answer

Question 3

Radical Constructionists

Answer 3

Legalization cannot solve the problem. If society resources were more distributed equally, the poor were more empowered, society would not face the drug problem that happens today.

Question 4

Progressive Legalizers

Answer 4

Human rights factor should be considered when considering the cost and benefit of legalizing an illicit drug. Harm reduction strategies

Question 5

Progressive Prohibitionists

Answer 5

The main issue is with public health, not the constitutional rights of drug users. Human rights are not without limits, and regulations may be used to control harms that participants inflict upon themselves, even if they do not harm others. Hardcore healthcare folks