Interesting discussion from FORA.tv, posted at the Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies. Personally, I say yes. Take them off the black market, tax the hell out of them, and use the money spent on arresting users and putting them in prison to treat addicts who want to get clean.

Should All Drug Use Be Made Legal?

Drug Policy Reform Now

Fora.tv

Posted: Nov 9, 2009

Greg Barns is an author, political commentator and barrister. He was an advisor to NSW Premier Nick Greiner and also for the Howard Government. He is also a spokesperson for the Prison Action and Reform Group.

Michael Duffy is an Australian radio presenter and newspaper columnist. He presents the Counterpoint program on ABC Radio National. He was originally hired in an attempt by Radio National management to find, in the words of Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a “right-wing Phillip Adams.”

Norm Stamper is the former Chief of the Seattle Police Department. He is an advisory board member for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and is the author of Breaking Rank: A Top Cop’s Expose of the Dark Side of American Policing.

Dr. Alex Wodak is the Director of the Alcohol and Drug Service at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. He is also President of the International Harm Reduction Association and the author of Drug Prohibition: A Call for Change.

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