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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)
Posted by: Colin Potter
Date/Time: 03/10/13 22:20:00

“If the legalisation of all drugs is such a good idea, why has it not been implemented in any developed country on earth, and why does not one single political party with any level of serious popularity in any developed country advocate it?”

I've copied this from wikipedia..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_liberalization

Portugal abolished all criminal penalties for personal possession of drugs, including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. When it was passed, critics said it would open the country to drug tourists and make the drug problem worse. However, once the results were released from a report called "Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: Lessons for Creating Fair and Successful Drug Policies"[8] by Glenn Greenwald, released by the Cato Institute, came out, the impact of Portugal's new legislation became obvious.[9] The report found that in the 5 years after drugs were decriminalized, drug use among teens dropped, rates of new HIV infections from sharing dirty needles dropped, and the number of people seeking treatment for addiction more than doubled. Portugal boasted the lowest rate of lifetime marijuana use in people over 15 years of age at 10%. To put that into perspective, America lifetime marijuana use rate in people over 12 is 39.8%. Lifetime use of an illegal drug among 7th to 9th graders fell from 14.1% to 10.6%, drug use in older teens fell, lifetime heroin use in 16-18 year olds fell, new HIV infections in drug users fell 17%, deaths related to hard drugs were cut by more than half, treatment for drug addiction rose, as well as saved money on enforcement while increasing funding for treatment.[10] Portugal’s drug usage rates are now among the lowest in the EU for virtually every substance.[11]


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Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 12:48:00 Andy Pease
   Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 13:00:00 Pete Mayes
      Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 14:17:00 Andy Pease
         Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 14:33:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 14:55:00 Guy Lambert
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 15:00:00 Tom Forde
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 15:51:00 Richard Greenhough
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 16:05:00 bobby osborne
         Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 20:14:00 Colin Potter
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 10:22:00 Alastair Banton
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 11:16:00 Vanessa Smith
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 11:27:00 Tom Forde
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 12:11:00 Vanessa Smith
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 12:13:00 Tom Forde
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 14:55:00 Pete Mayes
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 15:14:00 Tom Forde
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 17:39:00 Vanessa Smith
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 17:41:00 Pete Mayes
   Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 18:02:00 Tom Forde
      Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 10:07:00 Alastair Banton
         Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 10:41:00 John Hickman
   Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 11:39:00 Alastair Banton
      Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 11:59:00 Will Watson
         Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 12:36:00 Tom Forde
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 13:27:00 Alastair Banton
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 13:58:00 Tom Forde
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 14:48:00 Will Watson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 15:02:00 Tom Forde
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 15:21:00 Jonathan Bingham
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 15:31:00 Tom Forde
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:07:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:15:00 Tom Forde
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:17:00 Will Watson
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:19:00 Will Watson
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:21:00 Tom Forde
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:23:00 Tom Forde
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:30:00 Will Watson
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:37:00 Tom Forde
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 09:32:00 Alastair Banton
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 10:36:00 Tom Forde
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 10:41:00 Andy Pease
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 10:51:00 Tom Forde
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 15:46:00 Andy Pease
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 11:05:00 John Hickman
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 11:15:00 Tom Forde
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 11:34:00 John Hickman
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 13:52:00 Guy Lambert
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 14:02:00 Tom Forde
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 15:44:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 15:53:00 Andy Pease
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 15:56:00 Tom Forde
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 16:50:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 17:10:00 Tom Forde
                                                                  Will's question (again)03/10/13 10:33:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                     Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:23:00 Tom Forde
                                                                        Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:38:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                     Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:31:00 Will Watson
                                                                        Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:37:00 Tom Forde
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:39:00 Will Watson
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:45:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:50:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:55:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:58:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:59:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:01:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:05:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:16:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:21:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:21:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:23:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:24:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:45:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:49:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:51:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:54:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 13:01:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                                                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:55:00 bobby osborne
                                                                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:59:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 22:00:00 Colin Potter
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 22:20:00 Colin Potter
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 22:44:00 Guy Lambert
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)04/10/13 09:40:00 Joe Conneely
                                                                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)04/10/13 10:10:00 Alastair Banton

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