Colin Barnett has suggested the war on the drug ice is all but unwinnable, saying its supply into the WA market is "not possible" to stop. Speaking at a conference held by the WA Council of Social Services yesterday, the Premier painted a bleak picture of efforts to control the methamphetamine trade. Mr Barnett said that unlike organically derived drugs such as heroin or cannabis that had to be grown as a crop, ice could be manufactured overnight. As a result, he said it was much easier to produce and harder for law enforcement agencies to control. [continues 259 words]