Re: Global war on drugs has 'failed' say former leaders

Not surprising that the White House immediately rejects the report --
even with a few prominent US representatives in the commission.

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 12:02 AM, James <[email protected]> wrote:
> Global war on drugs has 'failed' say former leaders
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13624303

...

> The office of White House drug tsar Gil Kerlikowske rejected the
> panel's recommendations.
>
> "Drug addiction is a disease that can be successfully prevented and
> treated," said a spokesman for the Office of National Drug Control
> Policy.

A disease that they've successfully added this side effect to:

[from earlier]
> Their report argues that anti-drug policy has failed by fuelling
> organised crime, costing taxpayers millions of dollars and causing
> thousands of deaths.

[con't]
> "Making drugs more available - as this report suggests - will make it
> harder to keep our communities healthy and safe."

Sounds safe to me, yep.

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