Off the Street - (Point of View) by W a Bogart (Paperback)

About the Book

Across the world, the impacts on society of drug criminalization have been the same: the costs of controlling substance abuse through criminal law is just too high. Whatever the issues raised by legalization, whatever the questions surrounding regulation, it's time for a new way forward.

Book Synopsis

Across the world, the impacts on society of drug criminalization have been the same: the costs of controlling substance abuse through criminal law is just too high. Whatever the issues raised by legalization, whatever the questions surrounding regulation, it's time for a new way forward.

Review Quotes

Off the Street ... moves beyond political platitudes and succeeds in addressing the tough issues that are involved ... [with] legalizing drugs and the challenges that lie ahead as we head down this path.

Bill Bogart ... makes his case in a manner that is clear and compelling.... If we're to make informed decisions after the failed war on drugs, this eye-opening appeal for a change in public policy is for every concerned citizen's bedside table.



Bogart's book is a comprehensive road map to ending the war on drugs, presented with a welcome degree of intelligence and eloquence in a public debate more commonly dominated by emotion and polarized viewpoints.


Pulling no punches, this is an unvarnished look at illegal drug use and what we should be doing about it. Its recommendations are hard-hitting and thought-provoking. They deserve a close look. Governments, take note.



The book should be a must-read for legislators, law enforcement personnel, and law students in both Canada and the U.S. Indeed, it is so straight forward and well written that it will also be educational for interested laypersons.

About the Author

W.A. Bogart is Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Law at the University of Windsor. He is the author/editor of seven books, including Regulating Obesity?: Government, Society, and Questions of Health. He blogs for the Huffington Post and is a frequent media commentator on the regulation of consumption. He lives in Toronto.