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Acrylic-bob · 03-02-2012, 13:17

If the government's own advisors are telling them that the war on drugs is not working, why aren't they listening?

If one of the country's most prominent businessmen tells the government that the war on drugs is not working, why aren't they listening?

From the Home Office's own figures the amounts seized last year are as follows: -

Class A
Heroin: 0.7 tonne
Cocain: 2.4 Tonnes
Crack Cocaine: 50Kg
Ecstacy: 357,000 doses
Methadone: 172,000 doses
Class B
Cannabis: 48.6 tonnes
Amphetamines: 0.7 tonne

Has anyone noticed a shortage of supply or an increase in prices on the streets?

Has anyone noticed a decrease in the numbers of users?

The amounts above represent a drop in the ocean compared with what is currently available to anyone, anywhere and at anytime.

The only true sucesses of the government's War On Drugs are in the creation of an obscenely wealthy, ruthless and powerful criminal elite and a criminalised and marginalised underclass of hopeless addicts.

Hurrah for HMG!

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03-02-2012, 13:17	#329
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2473	Re: Legalise "Illegal" Drugs? If the government's own advisors are telling them that the war on drugs is not working, why aren't they listening? If one of the country's most prominent businessmen tells the government that the war on drugs is not working, why aren't they listening? From the Home Office's own figures the amounts seized last year are as follows: - Class A Heroin: 0.7 tonne Cocain: 2.4 Tonnes Crack Cocaine: 50Kg Ecstacy: 357,000 doses Methadone: 172,000 doses Class B Cannabis: 48.6 tonnes Amphetamines: 0.7 tonne Has anyone noticed a shortage of supply or an increase in prices on the streets? Has anyone noticed a decrease in the numbers of users? The amounts above represent a drop in the ocean compared with what is currently available to anyone, anywhere and at anytime. The only true sucesses of the government's War On Drugs are in the creation of an obscenely wealthy, ruthless and powerful criminal elite and a criminalised and marginalised underclass of hopeless addicts. Hurrah for HMG! . __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 03-02-2012 at 13:20.