U.K. - Lib Dems ready to decriminalise all drugs

[S.J.B.]

Lib Dems ready to decriminalise all drugs
Ian Dunt
Politics.co.uk
September 8th, 2014

Personal possession of all drugs should be decriminalised, the Liberal Democrats announced today.

The policy, featured in the party's 'pre-manifesto', is understood by Politics.co.uk to be a first step towards the complete decriminalising of all drug use.

This morning's document, setting out the Lib Dems' priorities in the next parliament, promised "further work" to divert users "into treatment or other civil penalties which do not attract a criminal record".

While the document does not use the word 'decriminalisation', senior Liberal Democrat sources told Politics.co.uk the pre-manifesto was adopting "the essence" of a policy document proposal which called on the UK to follow the approach used in Portugal.

Portugal decriminalised personal possession of all drugs in 2000.

Read the full story here.

 

[StoneHappyMonday]

Oh FFS. Cunts said they were 100% against student loans then implemented them when they decided to power share with the Tories. Which is the reason they'll get 0.3% in the next election (exaggeration, but not much).

Nick Clegg is a cunt who will lose his own (safe) seat at the next election. That's all you need to know.

 

[edgarshade]

Half of a right policy, we need legal possession AND supply to effectively end prohibition. Totally wrong party.

 

[VolcanoPreston]

They had a liberal drugs policy before and then dropped it the moment they had a sniff of government.