Anti-Drug Alliance of SA raises the white flag. The war is lost. The drugs won.

Quintin van Kerken, the Anti-Drug Alliance of SA's CEO, said: 

"It is clear that the war against drugs is lost.

"We see more and more [drug] dealers are on the streets every day.

"There would not be so many drug dealers if there were not so many drug users.

"The fact is that we have lost the war and all that the government is doing is spending billions on catching a few criminals who are trafficking large amounts of drugs," he said.

Van Kerken said the best solution at this stage would be to legalise or decriminalise certain drugs.
He said that most of the social workers, councillors and magistrates it consulted agreed with the concept of legalisation, albeit in " hushed tones or behind closed doors". (Timeslive)