Victimless Crimes with Marc J. Victor

from Economics Explored · host Marc Victor, Gene Tunny

On Economics Explored we’ve previously discussed the large economic and social costs that arise from criminalising drugs such as cannabis. In episode 104, show host Gene Tunny discusses the broader concept of victimless crimes with a highly-experienced lawyer, Marc J. Victor, President and Managing Partner of Attorneys for Freedom.About this episode’s guest - Marc J. VictorMarc J. Victor is President and Managing Partner of Attorneys for Freedom (https://attorneysforfreedom.com/). He is a certified Criminal Law Specialist in Arizona and is admitted to practise in Arizona and Hawai‘i. Over nearly three decades, Marc has represented clients in more than a thousand major felony cases. As a long-time freedom activist, Marc is regularly invited to speak to audiences across Arizona on a variety of issues including ending the drug war, the rights of gun owners, the free market, criminal justice issues as well as a variety of other criminal law related issues. Most recently, Marc has spoken on the Live and Let Live Principle, the foundation upon which he has established The World’s Only Real Peace Movement (www.liveandletlive.org).Marc has been quoted locally, nationally and internationally on radio, television, in print and in person as a legal commentator and expert on many local and national cases.  He was an expert legal commentator for local NBC 12 News for the Jodi Arias case. Marc and firm partner Andrew Marcantel host The Peace Radicals Podcast with a new episode every Friday. The Peace Radicals is available on most streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify and is also available to watch on YouTube.Links relevant to the conversationEconomics Explored episode 19: Cannabis with Dr Stephen ThorntonVictimless Crimes Are Not Really Crimes At All - Attorney Marc J. Victor - Attorneys For Freedom - YouTubeEnding the War on Drugs: By the Numbers - Center for American ProgressPeace Radicals Episode 36 - Mask Mandates, Vaccines, Lockdowns, and The Live and Let Live Philosophy

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Victimless crimes arguably include drug possession, prostitution, and many other offences. Highly experienced criminal lawyer Marc J. Victor says victimless crimes are not really crimes at all. Decriminalising these offences would avoid the huge economic and social costs related to prosecuting and imprisoning people who commit victimless crimes.

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