SNP - mad as a box of frogs

[BeeEmm]

BeeEmm wrote: ↑14 Oct 2019 13:26
What Scotland does today, England will do in 3 years time.
Oh dear. I won't book any world cup tickets then.

[Jamie25]

The help is there, but in very limited form. Just like help is available for those who suffer mental health issues, but for any who've been unfortunate enough to have to use that help, it's woefully under funded.

As to the harm caused by drugs, what is that exactly, save those created thorough drugs being illegal. You mentioned carrot and stick. The issue is that with the current system there really is no carrot or stick. Yes the law is a stick for some, but not for a good proportion of the population who routinely use recreational drugs and for those with an addiction and/or any convictions, what deterant is there.

As you say, a very complicated issue with no right or wrong answer. But if we've been trying to tackle the issue in the same way for over fifty years and the situation hasn't improved, is it sensible to continue with the same approach which all evidence suggests has never worked. Or is it time to try a new approach that the available evidence shows has worked.

I think people will always want to take drugs. Should that fact make them criminals? Hmmm. Complicated.

[teamemmenracing]

Other European countries did this years ago .......... end result is number of users and abusers has dropped through the floor and street prices for drugs is next to nothing, making it unattractive to Drug Lords .....