Phanerothyme Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Debate in the house of commons now - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcparliament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Again, this is only for those that want to carry on their filthy habits without the fear of prosecution. It doesn't seem to bother them how their actions affect other members of the community or their own families Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 It doesn't seem to bother them how their actions affect other members of the community or their own families Are you on about the House of Commons or drug users? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Again, this is only for those that want to carry on their filthy habits without the fear of prosecution. It doesn't seem to bother them how their actions affect other members of the community or their own families Your reactionary and confused opinions are, thankfully, on the wane, and rapidly so. The people want drug law reform, and parliament is bound to deliver it. The debate today, as you will know, is to instigate an evidence based approach to drug legislation. Do you think that drug law should be based on evidence, or fear and ignorance? ---------- Post added 30-10-2014 at 12:52 ---------- From the home office report released under the FOI act - The disparity in drug use trends and crimi nal justice statistics between countries with similar approaches, and the lack of any clear correlation between the ‘toughness’ of an approach and levels of drug use demonstrates the complexity of the issue. Historical patterns of drug use, cultural attitudes , and the wider range of policy and operational responses to drugs misuse in a country, such as treatment provision, are all likely to have an impact. Similarly, achieving better health outcomes for drug users cannot be shown to be a direct result of the enforcement approach. The UK’s balanced approach enables targeted demand-reduction activity, and good av ailability and quality of treatment. Indeed, while in Portugal, we were encouraged to hear that drug treatment in the UK is well-regarded internationally. ---------- Post added 30-10-2014 at 13:42 ---------- The cross party concensus on this debate is astonishing. Edited October 30, 2014 by Phanerothyme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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