Money, Power, and Drugs: The Realities of Prohibition

There are very few certainties in life. But there are some. Death, taxes and all that stuff,

but one that is rarely talked about is that if there is a chance to make a few quid, not

only will someone be chasing it, but there will be plenty of competition to exploit the

opportunity.

So in 1971, when we created our Misuse of Drugs Act (still the primary legislation in

place) we also created a huge global opportunity to make so much ready cash that we

now have criminals with assets exceeding the economy of small nations.

This leads me nicely to another certainty. When someone has the use of huge sums

of money they obviously wield enormous power. They can buy what they want,

including votes, good will, juries, councils and business' of every description.

Together with the power of cash they can bring wanton violence and sanctions to

those who resist their will, and this is going on all around us as you read. It is not

theoretical. It's not a prediction. It's not fiction.

This is the most compelling reason why we must address our drug problems and bring

an end to prohibition, not only to help the victims dying on our streets, not only to free

up the criminal justice resources currently fuelling the problem and not even only to

give future generations a chance of living alongside drugs in a healthy relationship and

environment.

The real reason is to take back control of our society which is in imminent danger of

being hijacked by super wealthy drug barons and cartels, who have no interest in

compassion, fairness or democracy.

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