tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post116721659087170547..comments2023-11-03T19:05:08.512+11:00Comments on Harry Clarke: Winning the war on illicit drugsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-1167376559682572502006-12-29T18:15:00.000+11:002006-12-29T18:15:00.000+11:00"Sam, This report focuses on levels of use rather ..."Sam, This report focuses on levels of use rather than policy."<BR/><BR/>I realise that Harry. The reason it doesn't list the costs is because they are astronomical, and doing so would make them all look like monsters (which they are).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-1167348183279603572006-12-29T10:23:00.000+11:002006-12-29T10:23:00.000+11:00James, Cannabis is the most widely used illicit dr...James, Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug. A significant number of users end up with dependence issues and/or with psychoses. It is not clear that cannabis is causal - it may be - but a risky association.<BR/><BR/>Sam, This report focuses on levels of use rather than policy. Its point is that use levels are falling. You are correct in pointing out that a policy advocacy case needs to look at enforcement costs and costs of intrusiveness.hchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799594181016858701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-1167250839267581002006-12-28T07:20:00.000+11:002006-12-28T07:20:00.000+11:00I noticed a few weeks ago a report saying that mar...I noticed a few weeks ago a report saying that marijuana is now the biggest crop in the US, showing that it is not only unstoppable but it also employs a fair few people too. Thus you can add "unemployment", and all the negative consequences of it, as an effect of the unwinnable war on drugs too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-1167243578759315822006-12-28T05:19:00.000+11:002006-12-28T05:19:00.000+11:00And all this at a bargain cost of only hundreds of...And all this at a bargain cost of only hundreds of thousands of human lives, trillions of dollars, and increasing erosion of basic freedoms and legal processes!<BR/><BR/>Hooray for the drug war!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-1167226165188734762006-12-28T00:29:00.000+11:002006-12-28T00:29:00.000+11:00How does the report differentiate between abuse an...How does the report differentiate between abuse and just plain old use.<BR/><BR/>I have a hard time believing that Cannabis is the most "abused" illicit drug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com