Waste of Resources Should society decriminalise the possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use? I would argue yes. I have personally spent five mornings in court with a young man who was charged with possession of cannabis valued at €2. The prosecuting Garda also spent five mornings in court. The young man was… Read more »

If a climate of fear dominates most public discussion of drug policy, it is often associated with, or justified, by a climate of moral disapproval – drugs are bad, therefore we must eliminate them, we cannot be seen to tolerate them in any way. The war on drugs must continue and any dissenting voices must be suppressed.