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UK: Lib Dems told drugs policy 'wrong'
Press Association Monday 20 Sep 2010 Ewan Hoyle, founder of Liberal Democrats for Drug Policy Reform, accused candidates and MPs of being "silent" on drugs since the issue was last discussed at conference in 2002. Then the party voted to legalise the use of cannabis and end jail sentences for possession of all other drugs for personal use, including cocaine, ecstasy and heroin. But Mr Hoyle said the party had been left "vulnerable" because they were seen as "soft on drugs". Instead there needed to be a "rational debate". He called for detailed discussion on regulation, the sale of drugs in pharmacies and diverting money from sales to fund treatment programmes. Speaking at the party's annual conference in Liverpool, Mr Hoyle said he wanted to stop young people being "lost in a life of drug dependency". He told activists in a consultative session: "The last time we talked about this was in 2002 and we certainly haven't heard our candidates and representatives talking about it very much since. "I put it to you that we have been silent on this issue because we got our policy wrong. Our policy, especially on cannabis, was a soft on drugs policy which has left us vulnerable." He added: "We have to start discussing policy features like pharmacy sales, the provision of detailed information on harm before individuals are permitted to purchase the drug, and bans on branding and marketing. "We have to find a policy that can best protect our citizens from harm, especially our children, and that can end the massive profits from the criminal gains that control the illegal trade." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jxlgY74TbfECJl5ClfDYmCD9zfkw
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