Response: It is naive to believe that legalising drugs would reduce crime - The Guardian 21st August 2008

Should crack be available to everyone? If not, there'll always be a thriving black market, says Ian Oliver According to Julian Critchley, the former civil servant responsible for coordinating the government's anti-drug policy, the legalisation of drugs would be less harmful than the current strategy - and an "overwhelming majority" of professionals share his view (Ex-drugs policy director calls for legalisation, August 13).

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