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...It’s a small step, because it doesn’t change the laws radically,” said Jeffrey A. Miron, a Harvard economics professor...
...more damage to society than the harmless plant itself could ever do. The current laws, under which possession can be punished by up to six months in jail and a $500 fine, are a waste of state resources. According to a study by Harvard professor of economics Jeffrey A. Miron, the measure could save the state almost $30 million each year—money that could go toward reducing the budget deficit or toward improving our schools. This is also a victory for privacy. Keeping these charges from being permanently recorded in CORI will prevent youthful use of marijuana from...
Economics professor Jeffrey A. Miron is one of the strongest opponents of the bill—an article of his entitled “Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right answer,” was posted on CNN.com Monday—and his free-market advocacy has attracted national attention...
...article, Miron argued that troubled financial institutions should be allowed to fail in order to protect the American taxpayer from the liability inherent in buying troubled securities, as the bailout bill proposes...
...very good idea [to] moderate the Draconian application of drug laws.” Earlier this year, Nesson mounted a legal challenge to Massachusetts’ drug laws, arguing that criminalizing marijuana has no “rational basis.” Economics professor Jeffrey A. Miron, who has devoted much of his scholarship to advocating for drug legalization, voiced similar support, but said that the initiative was only “a very small step” because “the right policy is the full legalization of all drugs.” “I would...