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UK: Call To Legalise Drugs
ccguide Sunday 28 Jul 2002 Pubdate: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 Source: Scotsman (UK) Copyright: The Scotsman Publications Ltd 2002 Contact: Website: http://www.scotsman.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/406 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization) CALL TO LEGALISE DRUGS THE comedian and writer Ben Elton has urged the government to legalise all class-A drugs. Current drug laws should be overhauled to make heroin, crack and cocaine legally available, he said. Elton, a father of two who recently entertained the crowds at the Queena s Jubilee pop concert at Buckingham Palace, said criminalisation did nothing but lead to organised crime. He added: "I firmly believe that hugely radical solutions are now required. Ita s about legalisation, not de-criminalisation." Asked whether he was referring to hard drugs such as heroin, cocaine and crack, Elton said: "Yes. I think we need to get the police, the government and the emergency services in front of the criminals, not behind the criminals. "It is now a self-evident fact that criminalisation hasna t worked. All it has presented us with is organised crime." - --- MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager
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