UK - Let’s have an honest discussion about drug use

[edgarshade]

Independent

By Suzy Dean
Notebook, Opinion
Thursday, 24 November 2011 at 5:00 am

With reader comments

Forty years on from Nixon declaring drugs ‘public enemy number one’ and launching what some call America’s longest-running war, could the UK be about to declare a ceasefire? Last week reports from the EU drug agency declared the UK the drug-taking capital of Europe, yet at the Liberal Democrat conference this autumn, the party voted to establish a panel to consider decriminalising the use of all drugs. The likes of Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins and experts in the area, such as Roger Howard of the UK Drugs Policy Commission, have long been making the case, which has now been reflected by a shift in the mindset of the global elite. On June 2nd, the Global Commission on Drug Policy – made up of ex-presidents of Mexico and Switzerland, the prime minister of Greece and ex-chairman of the US Federal Reserve – called drug consumption to be decriminalised.

http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/11/24/let’s-have-an-honest-discussion-about-drug-use/

 

[Hardcoreprawn]

I do believe the drug laws will change. If nothing else, the E / Rave genration are growing up and we cant afford a "war on drugs" in austere times. Money to be made in the trade after all. Just don't think it will be a very smooth transition. Public opinion is not known for aligning itself with rational relative risk.