Charities give Clegg backing in call for overhaul of drug laws
The Independent (UK)
Friday, December 14, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
The decriminalisation of some drugs appeared a more realistic prospect tonight after charities backed Nick Clegg’s call for a Royal Commission to review Britain’s laws on illegal substances. “A Royal Commission may or may not be the best way to organise a review but, whatever the process, let’s stop pretending that a 50-year-old strategy, and a 40-year-old law, are sufficient to manage a 21st-century drug market.” (See also: Debate: Should the UK follow Washington's example and permit the legalisation of drugs?)
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