Topic: The war on drugs is failing – decriminalisation is the only way forward (Read 901 times)

Sorry to ask but are you two half wits? Do you have no self control? do you need the government to hold your hand to stop you from taking things that could become addictive or damage your health? Can you actually tell me what a drug is and why it should be illegal? Im guessing you take the same stance against alcohol which is a drug and causes more harm than all other drugs combined, am i right?

bez there is no strong will to fight drugs and its a bread and butter for our politicians as well.

Oh sorry man its to late,can we maybe fix the next generation after that one?
I am with you kill all of the drug addicts.

We can not stop fighting against drug use for the sake of the next generation.

We can not stop fighting against drug use for the sake of the next generation.

We can not stop fighting against drug use for the sake of the next generation.

I was watching sun sex and suspicious parents the other day and the parents were quite happy watching their children (over 18 obviously) getting absolutely mortaled  on all sorts of concoctions of drink but as soon as they saw them taking a few balloons of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) they were mortified. this pretty much sums up the public in general.

Remove birth control pills from the water (and other chemicals) and we may talk until then... Crazy

Cut off his hands!

Drugs in all or no drugs for any one,fair? Good.

The war on drugs is failing – decriminalisation is the only way forward

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/23/war-on-drugs-failing-decriminalisation-prohibition

<< It is generally accepted that the international "war on drugs" has had devastating and far-reaching consequences. These include public health crises, mass incarceration, corruption, and black market–fuelled violence. Even the United Nations Office on Drug Control (UNODC), responsible for monitoring and managing the international drug control conventions, acknowledges failure resulting from the creation of "a criminal black market of staggering proportions" that is a fundamental threat to global security.

On Sunday, the UN will promote the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, otherwise known as the International Anti-Drugs Day. Each year, the 26 June becomes an expression of global solidarity and determination to combat and eradicate drug abuse, and champion the "war on drugs". This year's theme is benignly titled Listen First, and attempts to encourage listening to children and youth in order to prevent drug use and protect their health and safety. It is a particularly apt theme, given the news this week of the three 12-year-old girls who were taken to hospital in Salford after having taken ecstasy pills marketed as "teddy" pills.

This recent incident highlights the flaws in prohibitionist drug policies, enshrined in the UN conventions. It is an example of how criminalising drug use can cause more harm than good. Drugs sold on the black market have no age restrictions, no labelling, no instructions for use, and for the most part you can't be sure what you are buying. Many of the health risks associated with drug use result from the fact that drug production and drug use is unregulated and controlled by black market forces. People take too much, don’t get help quickly enough, take adulterated substances, and are poorly educated on the substances they are taking. Additionally, new psychoactive substances ("legal highs") pose problems because health agencies have no idea what is in them, or how to deal with them when something goes wrong. >>

The main problem is the multimedia where movies, television serials and music videos shows that drugs means coolness which are implied by young minds and are spoiling their whole life with it.

yes it is  a fact but what the reason is behind this fact. i think there are some countries who are promoting drug trafficking because they have a decent income from the drug supply that is why are in struggle to promote drugging. and 2nd reason is that increasing population of the world and unemployment is  also a big reason of the failing of the war against the drug. i think it is becoming a bit issue of the world. our younger are invoking in drugs in a large numbers which is creating threats to the peace of the world.

The war on drugs is a great success. It was designed to make war on Americans. Even non-drug users are afraid, because any moment SWAT might come crashing in on false or accidental information.

Close to Nazi Germany because of the war on drugs, and that is what the government leaders want... Nazi Germany in America... and they almost have it.