tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post1337597996106965714..comments2023-09-20T11:15:28.673+01:00Comments on Transform Drug Policy Foundation Blog: Annual celebration of limited supply-side successjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263261726046054614noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-37288769421049213572007-03-27T09:18:00.000+01:002007-03-27T09:18:00.000+01:00You're right, it does appear that prices have fall...You're right, it does appear that prices have fallen, but also quality seems to have fallen too. From the lab results I read a while ago cocaine and crack users though able to buy for less, are actually getting about the same for their money, if that makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-76917828546758735882007-03-26T17:35:00.000+01:002007-03-26T17:35:00.000+01:00Indeed Bob. One of the things that the home office...Indeed Bob. One of the things that the home office has been trumpeting of late is that a fall in aquisitive crime has occured since the DIP program (treatment referals / instead of prison for low level drug offenders). Infact its seems likely that significant factor in the crime drop is not the new schemes but the fact that drug prices have dropped. That of course is a positive side effect of the failure of supply side interventions, the home office is so busy celebrating. <BR/><BR/>It'd be great if the home office could clock this effect - and follow it through to its logical conclusion - that supply side interventions are counterproductive - when they succeed things actually get worse.Steve Rolleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487781869462634203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-87050019542052896052007-03-26T16:28:00.000+01:002007-03-26T16:28:00.000+01:00As the Birt report pointed out so damningly even i...As the Birt report pointed out so damningly even if the Police and customs do catch more then it wont actually help. Its likely to drive up prices and increase crime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com