The war on drugs war is lost. Now it's time for a rational response
Politicians are too scared to propose legalisation and controlled use, but without radical changes many more lives will be destroyed or ruined
The Observer (UK)
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
The tone of debate in Britain serves only to highlight the immaturity of our public discourse, with too many politicians lost in the fog of this foolhardy war. So here is a suggestion for our three main party leaders, who are all young enough to know better: why not hoist the white flag and work out a unified way to end a struggle that does so much more harm than good? The alternative is to carry on fighting like generals in the First World War, ignoring the deaths, the devastation and the wastelands created around the world in a battle than can never be won.
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