Drugsblogger

Monday, August 02, 2010

Interesting times on Ch 4

For those interested in the war on drugs and why it's not working, take a look at tonight's documentary on Channel 4 at 8pm. Called 'Our Drugs War'.

Let's remember the government wants ideas on how we might save billions. The drugs war costs £1.5B per year. Quite a bit less than the Iraq and Afghanistan wars - from which we are withdrawing. Should we consider the drugs war in the upcoming comprehensive spending review and consider withdrawing from that war too?

Let's see.