The 21 May 2012 edition of The Sydney Morning Herald contained an opinion piece by Australia21
Honorary Adviser Vivienne Moxham-Hall, under the headline Policy on Drugs endangers youth.
The thrust of Vivienne’s article is summed up in her
concluding paragraphs:
Our drug policy is a public
health issue. It is criminalising kids and endangering the health and safety of
the youth of today. My experience has shown me drugs aren't going away. It has
shown me prohibition has failed.
Australia needs to look for a
better way of dealing with drug use than turning a blind eye or punishing those
who fall prey to the allure of the promise of happiness in a pill. Portugal's
decriminalisation demonstrates there is a viable alternative that we should be
seriously considering.
Access the full
article here.
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