UK Former Defense Minister Urges Legalization of Drugs
Prohibition was a failure. The War on Drugs is a failure. Maybe it's time to try a new approach.
Former UK Defense Minister Bob Ainsworth says it's time to legalize drugs. The methods of the past, including prohibition, don't work. They fail to keep the public safe.
The war on drugs has been "nothing short of a disaster" and it is time to study other options, including decriminalising possession of drugs and legally regulating their production and supply. "We must take the trade away from organised criminals and hand it to the control of doctors and pharmacists."
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