Ron Hogg Said the War on Drugs Has Failed and the UK's Drug Policy Is 'Unsustainable' As He Called on Colleagues to Back His Views Cannabis should be made legal and used for medicinal purposes, Durham's Police and Crime Commissioner has said. In a letter to the country's 40 PCCs, Ron Hogg said the "war on drugs" has failed and the UK's present approach is "unsustainable". Mr Hogg highlighted the "genuine body of evidence" that cannabis brings pain and symptom relief to sufferers of various conditions. [continues 559 words]
Newly elected Sheriff Ricky Headley says he's going to follow up on those campaign promises to stamp out drug dealing in Williamson County. The veteran cop is planning to hire and train four new staffers to deal with drugs when he takes over the county sheriff's job in September, and will work closely with the 21st Judicial District Drug Task Force to end drug trafficking. Some officers will even patrol the streets with drug-sniffing dogs, Headley says. You're scratching your head and trying to figure out how you missed the apparent wave of drug-dealing going on right under your nose? Well, Headley says that even in oh-so-safe Williamson County, 85% of crimes committed are drug-related. And you thought it was just bad manners, berserk schedules and cell phones behind all those rush-hour traffic violations... [end]
