CALL TO LEGALISE DRUGS

THE comedian and writer Ben Elton has urged the government to legalise all
class-A drugs.

Current drug laws should be overhauled to make heroin, crack and cocaine
legally available, he said.

Elton, a father of two who recently entertained the crowds at the Queena s
Jubilee pop concert at Buckingham Palace, said criminalisation did nothing
but lead to organised crime.

He added: "I firmly believe that hugely radical solutions are now required.
Ita s about legalisation, not de-criminalisation."

Asked whether he was referring to hard drugs such as heroin, cocaine and
crack, Elton said: "Yes. I think we need to get the police, the government
and the emergency services in front of the criminals, not behind the criminals.

"It is now a self-evident fact that criminalisation hasna t worked. All it
has presented us with is organised crime."