tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post4736866265012264543..comments2023-09-20T11:15:28.673+01:00Comments on Transform Drug Policy Foundation Blog: A personal story of why the Global Commission's report mattersjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263261726046054614noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-6616554045124000892011-06-20T19:36:53.173+01:002011-06-20T19:36:53.173+01:00It's unfortunate that these well meaning folk ...It's unfortunate that these well meaning folk are compromised by lack of expert guidance. Why when confronted with irrefutable errors in their work do Transform refuse to acknowledge them, and then adopt the stance that the 'errors' are merely semantic and unimportant? The law is what you are working with and the law is nothing but words, you simply cannot be too pedantic or semantic when dealing with legal issues - it's called accuracy as opposed to waffle.<br /><br />Face saving is not nearly as important as getting it right, there is always tomorrow and this will go on and on until the reform movement work out what it is they are up against. My view is that there is much to learn, things are not the way you believe them to be because the opposition are clever enough to obscure reality from ordinary view.<br /><br />There are many errors in this short piece, I can hardly bear to read it - 'legal drugs' is a nonsense as well, and this is the very basis for excluding the vast amjority of persons from the operation of a neutral law intended to protect us all against the harm caused by drug abusing persons. 'Illegal drugs' is as you know a construction that has no basis in law and is used mischievously to deny the possibility of a regulatory system used within the law.<br /><br />I guess that either you won't publish my criticism or you will just get shirty with your 'yeah what' supporter here, anthing rather than developing the project and understanding. Yes, I know you dismiss it all as irrelvant, but that will never wash with me or the people who call the shots because the currency of control is words, and you can't just use them in a lay fashion and expect it to bite. <br /><br />I simply made the point that asks you to look at the mechanism for what you seek, ie government can only do what you say they have the power to do after having firstly consulted with the acmd and secondly promulgated orders in council for the consideration of both houses of parliament. You said you had researched this and found that govt have the power to make changes - well they don't, so what's wrong with learning how to do this? The process is very complicated and it is painfully obvious that you have no actual legal expertise in Transform. Why not embrace what I offer rather than live in denial of this shortcomming?<br /><br />You are wanting to carry the banner for drug users, and that necessitates accepting weaknesses. The actual mechanism for regulating drug persons is a complete piece of work I could give you, but is too long for this blog.Sunshine Bandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351908969557708343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-81812569039267799622011-06-20T09:39:43.845+01:002011-06-20T09:39:43.845+01:00that would still come under 'changes to drug p...that would still come under 'changes to drug policy'. You're just being overly pedantic.Steve Rolleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487781869462634203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-4612773150565126542011-06-10T15:35:25.256+01:002011-06-10T15:35:25.256+01:00Well you are saying government does have the power...Well you are saying government does have the power to make changes, but what do you mean? I presume you mean parliament, but how would this happen? I think the Act could achieve this without need for new primary legislation.Sunshine Bandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351908969557708343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-38586373763510913772011-06-10T14:56:57.456+01:002011-06-10T14:56:57.456+01:00yeah, what?yeah, what?@DamonHRInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-27224137193339145232011-06-10T14:13:39.464+01:002011-06-10T14:13:39.464+01:00what?what?Steve Rolleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487781869462634203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-44190653206750169782011-06-10T14:07:31.754+01:002011-06-10T14:07:31.754+01:00I'm very interested in this comment:"Most...I'm very interested in this comment:"Most importantly, we found that the government does indeed have the power to make changes to drug policy that would have a transformative effect on the lives of individuals, families and society as a whole." What did you find out? I would say from your post that there were key aspects concerning the legal system with respect to drug users which you have not discovered yet.Sunshine Bandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351908969557708343noreply@blogger.com