The question is no longer if we should end the war on drugs but how do we do it.

This latest addition to the NoNonsense series counts the human and financial cost of fifty years drug war—and proceeds to outline a better way, looking at where drug law reform is already working, how to overcome the obstacles to reform and what a post drug war world looks like.

Steve Rolles is a writer and policy analyst at drug reform organization, Transform. He was lead author on After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for Regulation. He is a regular contributor to the public debate on drug policy and law in the media.