Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs (2016)
Finally. I hope this will signal a turning point on this insane approach to national health in all countries. Drugs are a <i>health</i> problem, not a criminal problem.<p>Lone experts have been fired in western countries when they have expressed this common sense sentiments alone [0]. I hope this groups fares better.<p>Nixon started the war on drugs anyway as a mean to attack left and black activists [1]. Any previous legislation for control has been instigated on behalf of race and class warfare.The fact that some drugs have been the staple narcotic in some groups has been used as a control mechanism upon those groups by criminalizing the substance.<p>Substance distribution should be controlled by law. But that is status quo anyway - governments control the distribution of any number of dangerous substances at any point.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;2009&#x2F;oct&#x2F;30&#x2F;drugs-adviser-david-nutt-sacked" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;2009&#x2F;oct&#x2F;30&#x2F;drugs-advis...</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;qz.com&#x2F;645990&#x2F;nixon-advisor-we-created-the-war-on-drugs-to-criminalize-black-people-and-the-anti-war-left&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;qz.com&#x2F;645990&#x2F;nixon-advisor-we-created-the-war-on-dr...</a>