Matt
I am convinced of the crime arguments.
Yeah sure, everyone shouldn't smoke, drink moderately, eat five portions of fruit and veg each day, do regular exercise and say their prayers before bed. But in the real world it doesn't work like that.
When I go down to my car in the morning and find the window put through I am always left contemplating......'was that a junkie looking for their next fix, or a tooth fairy gone bad ?'
The whole problem with our current drug laws is that they are not working. Or rather that they are working far too well, for the criminals. We had about 2000 registered drug addicts when the 1972 (?) Misuse of Drugs Act was introduced. Today, from the Home Office Website
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around 1 million people use Class A drugs each year
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OK, they won't all be addicts, and they won't all steal to finance their crime. But a lot of 'em will.
The upshot of all this is that we have criminal gangs, frequently armed, making BILLIONS from all of this. We also have a culture of criminality fueled by the economic power of the drug trade ready and willing to embrace any academically failing youngster.
I say enough ! UKIP should have the balls to tackle this issue head on. Politico scum have lied to the public about drugs and the drugs trade and got us all into a hell of a mess because of it. I also firmly believe the public now see through all the lies on this issue and are ready for some serious leadership on the issue.