For less crime and more order — legalise drugs

A TRAGIC 21st drugs party in Waterford. Solution? Decriminalise drugs totally.

Thu, 29 Nov, 2007 - 00:00
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Yes, there will be a Darwinian casualty spike from the initial rush of freedom.

But first we must somehow overcome the nauseating parish pump politics of Dáil Éireann where the response currently might be along the lines of “I’m in favour of cancer centres of excellence, but not in my backyard, and drugs will be the death of us all”.

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