Pubdate: Wed, 11 Mar 2015
Source: Sunshine Coast Daily (Australia)
Copyright: 2015 APN News & Media Ltd
Contact:  http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/
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Author: Michael Broer

EVIDENCE SHOWS THE WAR ON DRUGS HAS FAILED HUMANITY

WHILE we light our candles in sorrow for our fellow Australians being 
executed for drug trafficking and while we stomp and rant about 
sporting heroes getting "let off" for their own forays into the world 
of illegal drugs, there are many loud opinions being voiced. However, 
what I am not hearing is the calling out about our own failed drug 
policies. Most people have been totally indoctrinated with the idea 
that drugs need to be illegal for our own safety. However, all the 
evidence shows that prohibition of drug use, the criminalising of 
addicts and the "zero tolerance" approach that is the war on drugs 
has failed humanity. Prohibition does not save lives, does nothing to 
help addicts and only serves the violent criminal gangs that profit 
from the lack of oversight and regulation that occurs as a natural 
consequence of making drugs illegal. Prohibition of drugs causes and 
compounds suffering. The whole notion that drugs need to be illegal 
is based on lies. When will those in power listen to the experts and 
the clear evidence they present?

MICHAEL BROER Maroochy River
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