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So far the war on drugs has achieved what exactly? The drugs are still available and more people are in prison. The policies of the last 30 years obviously have not worked so why continue down the same road?

Previous drug advisor's to the government suggested that they should be legalised and the result was he was fired. Didn't fit in with the PM's own beliefs and what they think will get them votes so ignored the advice. Don't see that senior MP's saying the same thing will make any difference.

Keep the ban on hardcore drugs that consume the person taking them with addiction and leading them to affect others by stealing to fund their habit. Legalise the recreational drugs that many take in their free time while holding down a full time job.

A friend of mine has always worked but once or twice a month goes clubbing and consumes some E. Came out of a club a few months back and police were searching random people who had left there. He got searched and they found a pill on him. He had a choice of getting a generic sounding "possession of drugs caution" or go on a drug awareness course. He took the course just to not get the caution even though he has done drugs for years and the course is pointless. The problem is if he gets caught again he will get a criminal record and will lose his job. Absolutely nothing else would be achieved apart from giving someone a criminal record and making them jobless. No reduction in crime or antisocial behaviour. The clubs he goes to never has any trouble as they are not the drinking type places.

To top all that off, the copper told him that they knew there was never any trouble at the place he left, its just that they needed to top up their arrest stats for the month.

Legalise and tax weed and E's for over 18's or 21's. Keep crack and heroin type drugs banned. Personally I would add cocaine to the banned list too but I can see that would be more open to debate than the others.