Pubdate: Tue, 5 Aug 2008
Source: Times, The (UK)
Copyright: 2008 Times Newspapers Ltd
Contact:  http://www.the-times.co.uk/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/454
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08/n750/a01.html
Author: Robert Sharpe

DRUG POLICY: THE US LACKS THE ANSWERS WE NEED

Sir,

The results of a World Health Organisation survey published in July
found that the United States had the highest rates of cannabis and
cocaine use of 17 countries surveyed, including countries such as the
Netherlands that have decriminalised drug use. These abysmal results
are not due to lack of trying.

Thanks to the US drug war, the land of the free now has the highest
incarceration rate in the world. Rather than emulate the US approach,
the UK should go Dutch.

Robert Sharpe, MPA
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