Legalized Drugs: Dumber Than You May Think May 7, 2012, Vol. 17 Author | John P. Walters Even smart people make mistakes?—?sometimes surprisingly large ones. A current example is drug legalization, which way too many smart people consider a good idea. They offer three bad arguments. First, they contend, “the drug war has failed”?—?despite years of effort we have been unable to reduce the drug problem. Actually, as imperfect as

War on drugs failed? War on Drugs! We haven’t had a war on drugs since the introduction of Harm Minimisation policies and the subsequent ‘hijacking’ of that policy platform by the one dimensional drug use promoting Harm Reduction strategy. Let’s do a quick juxtapose; Poverty, child exploitation, crime, assault, murder, rape – these things continue to be a plague in our even ‘advanced’ western cultures and often don’t diminish and

In two recent editorials, the Globe called the war on drugs a dreadful failure and Insite an inspiring success. Legalization is the current theme. DPNC Vice-President Gwen Landolt sent them this reply: In its ongoing campaign to decriminalize marijuana, The Globe and Mail relies on the bizarre argument that decriminalization will reduce the drug cartel’s power and wealth (editorial -April 27, 2012). This ignores the fact that this cannot ease