Drug decriminalisation - Tolerance of hard drugs a step too far

CALLING for the decriminalisation of all drugs, as Tony Geoghegan of the Merchant’s Quay Project has done, is a controversial measure which will attract considerable criticism.

While he maintains that drug users should be treated under our health regime rather than as criminals, his point of view on the broader issue will be undoubtedly considered extreme.

Periodically, the question of legalising cannabis for recreational use has occasioned public debate, and continues to do so, but to endeavour to extend societal acceptance to other drugs such as heroin and cocaine is simply not acceptable.