tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post7996232750576532193..comments2023-09-20T11:15:28.673+01:00Comments on Transform Drug Policy Foundation Blog: Drugs Prohibition - Child protection or Protection Racketjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263261726046054614noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-68343888140452318302008-04-23T21:33:00.000+01:002008-04-23T21:33:00.000+01:00Derek, you miss the point. The prohibitionist posi...Derek, you miss the point. <BR/>The prohibitionist position is at face value simple and appealing: 'Drugs are bad, so ban them' That is a compelling argument and one that is backed up by decades of propaganda. The sound bite you quote is nowhere near as simple and actually requires some unpacking. And the regualtion position which is, drugs are sometimes good and sometimes bad for you, but because supply is always better looked after by democratic institutions, does not a soundbite constitute.<BR/>Anonymous, why can't you say who you are? Precisely.Danny Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139449664223847222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-39811873166316245722008-04-22T11:00:00.000+01:002008-04-22T11:00:00.000+01:00Just one factual point: drug destabilising many co...Just one factual point: drug destabilising many countries - yes, the whole of SE Asia - no; some of the most vibrant economies in the world are there (for good or bad) and this is not based on the drugs trade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28543539.post-49655122189426343962008-04-22T09:49:00.000+01:002008-04-22T09:49:00.000+01:00A good article up to the point where you wrote:>>T...A good article up to the point where you wrote:<BR/><BR/>>><BR/><I>The argument for legally regulating drugs is counterintuitive, does not lend itself to simple sound bites and is no panacea for promoting children’s wellbeing.</I><BR/>>><BR/><BR/>How about "Illegal drugs are not controlled drugs"? That's not a bad sound bite, it's true and gets right to the heart of child protection!<BR/><BR/>Also I think you're falling into the trap of accepting prohibition as the natural state, which is not the case.<BR/><BR/>Prohibition is a law introduced in order to achieve certain outcomes. As you correctly argue, it has failed to do that, therefore the issue is not so much the introduction of a new regime of legalisation, more repeal of a failed regime of prohibition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com