News (Media Awareness Project) - UK: PUB LTE: Social Pressure Is the 'Signal' That Works |
Title: | UK: PUB LTE: Social Pressure Is the 'Signal' That Works |
Published On: | 2010-06-15 |
Source: | Independent (UK) |
Fetched On: | 2010-06-18 15:00:48 |
Perspectives on Drug Prohibition
SOCIAL PRESSURE IS THE 'SIGNAL' THAT WORKS
I write to congratulate Johann Hari on his fine article advocating the
legalisation of currently proscribed drugs. The only argument I have
ever heard against this is that "it will send the wrong signal"; well,
the signal we are sending now is being ignored.
Drugs should be treated like cigarettes -- taxed and controlled. The
decrease in smoking in the last 20 years is entirely due to social
pressure; surely the same thing would work for drugs. It's high time
there was a serious call for the legalisation of drugs and I hope The
Independent will pursue this.
Sarah Fermi
Cambridge
SOCIAL PRESSURE IS THE 'SIGNAL' THAT WORKS
I write to congratulate Johann Hari on his fine article advocating the
legalisation of currently proscribed drugs. The only argument I have
ever heard against this is that "it will send the wrong signal"; well,
the signal we are sending now is being ignored.
Drugs should be treated like cigarettes -- taxed and controlled. The
decrease in smoking in the last 20 years is entirely due to social
pressure; surely the same thing would work for drugs. It's high time
there was a serious call for the legalisation of drugs and I hope The
Independent will pursue this.
Sarah Fermi
Cambridge
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