‘Narconomics,’ not prohibition, is behind the rise in synthetic drugs

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Jim Crotty, opinion contributor Although it’s been around for nearly 40 years, the “Iron Law of Prohibition” is as popular as ever. For the uninitiated, the concept holds that “as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases.” Or, put simply, “the harder the enforcement, the harder the drugs.” The so-called Iron Law is invoked…