Pubdate: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 Source: Observer, The (UK) Copyright: 2010 Neil Shillito Contact: http://www.observer.co.uk/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/315 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n641/a02.html Author: Neil Shillito THE WAR ON DRUGS It's Time to End the Propaganda. Prohibition Isn't Working A Total Review of Legislation Is Necessary If We Are to Avoid a Catastrophe As an occasional user of "soft" drugs in the 1970s, I have some very limited experience of what it's all about, but thankfully I have never been anywhere near the violence and corruption endemic in the supply chain. Maria Lucia Karam's commentary on drug policy ("This war has failed totally, I've seen the carnage it causes") nearly brought me to tears. Her incisive views should be required reading for all politicians, but more than that, her piece should be the foundation for future global policy. Neil Shillito Norwich - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake