Breaking vicious circle of drug abuse needs a better solution - Carlisle News & Star 22nd May 2008

Friday, May 23, 2008

DEEPLY though I feel for Jenny Martin in her tragic loss (Times & Star, May 16), I am convinced she reaches the wrong conclusion in believing that criminalising drug use is a solution Alcohol and nicotine are also powerful drugs with dangers of misuse, but criminalisation is seen as no solution there. This mistaken policy has been a contributor to spreading the evils that drug-misuse can bring whilst sometimes criminalising those for whom moderate use can bring urgently needed medical relief.

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Why I think cannabis should be reclassified - Carlisle News & Star 22nd May 2008

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