Hmmm …
You know, the BBC’s news channel does get interesting, this time of the morning, it really does.
One of the items … ?
Who’s — basically — calling for the legalisation of currently illegal hard drugs.
Well, not legalisation: but certainly decriminalisation, along with better regulation, and — where deemed helpful — taxation.
Hmmm …
I find myself caught.
I smoke.
And I’m an ex-barman.
And someone who — for various reasons — doesn’t drink.
So I know that — on the one hand — there’s various types of help — some government funded and some not — for those of us who wish to give the habits up, or are having trouble with dealing with them.
I personally feel that legalisation can only be helpful: especially if it raises some money to fund things like rehab clinics and support for ex-offenders for whom drugs have been a major motivating factors.
On the other hand … ?
I’m also aware that — from the little I know — that the two recreational drugs that are the biggest killers … ?
Are tobacco and alcohol.
As we’re probably all aware, Prohibition in the US didn’t necessarily help.
On the other hand … ?
Regulated, legalised drugs … ?
Could be a bigger problem than we think, taxed, regulated or otherwise …
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