The case for decriminalising drugs in the UK is becoming irresistible
Alex Stevenson
31 Oct 2014
There are now signs some MPs are realising the impulse to lock up drug users rather than treat them hasn’t worked for decades.
Yesterday’s report by the Home Office demonstrated that countries with severe penalties for using drugs, like Japan, haven’t seen lower levels of drug use than those which have more liberal laws.
‘Liberal’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘letting people get away with it’, by the way.
So why is it so hard for politicians like David Cameron to actually suggest to voters they’ve been wrong for so many years?
continued here http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/31/the-c...s-in-the-uk-is-becoming-irresistible-4929199/
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There is a pole at the bottom, when I checked it 91% of people thought drugs should be decriminalized.
Alex Stevenson
31 Oct 2014
There are now signs some MPs are realising the impulse to lock up drug users rather than treat them hasn’t worked for decades.
Yesterday’s report by the Home Office demonstrated that countries with severe penalties for using drugs, like Japan, haven’t seen lower levels of drug use than those which have more liberal laws.
‘Liberal’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘letting people get away with it’, by the way.
So why is it so hard for politicians like David Cameron to actually suggest to voters they’ve been wrong for so many years?
continued here http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/31/the-c...s-in-the-uk-is-becoming-irresistible-4929199/
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There is a pole at the bottom, when I checked it 91% of people thought drugs should be decriminalized.
