UK Drugs Laws in Need of Radical Shake-Up |
Posted by FoM on August 29, 2001 at 09:04:03 PT By Lorna Martin Source: Herald Drugs laws in the UK should be radically overhauled and brought into line with those in Holland and Italy, according to a report published today by the country's leading drugs charity. DrugScope claims that thefrequently-used argument that UK laws could not be relaxed without breaching international treaties is flawed. The report compares penalties for minor drug offences in Britain with those in six other European countries, and concludes that the government could fundamentally alter legislation without breaking United Nations conventions. Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
Comment #3 posted by E. Johnson on August 29, 2001 at 19:06:26 PT |
"Unless we can say categorically that liberalisation leads to a reduction in drug use, and breaks the link between trafficking and serious hard crime, then I cannot see a strong argument for it. No, my friend, you have it all bass-ackwards. The response that is supposed to bear the burden of proof is locking people up. Unless we can say categorically that locking people up leads to any positive change whatsoever, we should not lock them up at all. [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #2 posted by TroutMask on August 29, 2001 at 09:30:39 PT |
The river isn't going to stop flowing, so there is obviously no choice: The barrel must fall. Sooner or later is the question. Poor poor DEA. Not. -TM [ Post Comment ] |
Comment #1 posted by Ethan Russo, MD on August 29, 2001 at 09:19:10 PT:
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The barrel is at the edge of Niagara Falls now. Do you think that it will actually fall? [ Post Comment ] |
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