Democrats in the U.K are Calling for Cannabis/Drug Decriminalization WSJ Team

Liberal Democrats in the U.K are pushing a motion to decriminalize personal drug consumption and back reforms for drug policy as a whole. Ewan Hoyle, from the Liberal Democrats for Drug Policy reform, believes that the motion will pass. The UK Drug Policy Commission is also backing this move and believe experts on the matter have substantial proof from other nations and their own lighter drug policies to believe that more people will seek help for drug problems, and that there will not be a surge in drug use if this motion is implemented.

Roger Howard, the commissions chief executive, believes that criminal penalties are not appropriate to solve the drug problem. People are less likely to seek help if they cannot afford it because of the lack of job opportunities, while criminal penalties in general discourage people from seeking help. Howard went on to state that current laws have not stopped 10 million people from using cannabis and there needs to be obvious reform to improve that figure.

Drug use is a prevalent issue in every nation around the world. Until now, prohibition has been the major policy to eradicate drug use and it has failed miserably. The U.K is now on their way to sensible drug policy joining Portugal and Holland. The commission even stated that regulating the cannabis market is a possibility, however, individuals must tread very delicately when discussing this topic since trafficking and counterfeiting could still be prevalent within that market.

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