tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post1351218621373385634..comments2023-09-20T11:15:28.673+01:00Comments on Transform Drug Policy Foundation Blog: SOCA, Organising crimejanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263261726046054614noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-85376154387867149962008-05-07T16:22:00.000+01:002008-05-07T16:22:00.000+01:00I believe your final comments really get to the nu...I believe your final comments really get to the nub of why drug prohibition is so persistent, even though it has failed in its own terms.<BR/><BR/>Those agencies involved in 'solving' the drug problem actually give rise to a range of harms far greater than the original problem, thus creating the justification for their own survival and growth over time.<BR/><BR/>In this way we can see that far from being a failure, the war on drugs, or more accurately, the war on drug users is actually a success for government officials and quasi governmental agencies.<BR/><BR/>One might also add that the 'war' succeeds for organised crime too, although this in itself is purely incidental to the prohibtion equation.<BR/><BR/>Of course the major losers are taxpayers, drug users and drug crime victims; some people will fall into all three groups!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com