Accept the facts – and end this futile 'war on drugs'

The proponents of the "war on drugs" are well-intentioned people who believe they are saving people from the nightmare of drug addiction and making the world safer. But this self-image has turned into a faith – and like all faiths, it can only be maintained by cultivating a deliberate blindness to the evidence. (from the Independent)

Fact One The drug war hands one of our biggest industries to armed criminal gangs, who unleash terrible violence across the country.

Fact Two Under prohibition, drug use becomes more hardcore.

Fact Three The drug war doesn't reduce drug use – but the alternatives can.