DRUGS TRADE DRIVEN BY ECONOMICS

SIR - David Blunkett's reclassification of cannabis merely adds to the rout
which is the long-failed "war on drugs". The drugs trade is driven purely
by economics and he could, if he wished, destroy the bulk of it almost
overnight by the simple expedient of allowing addicts to register with GPs
and providing them with free drugs issued through pharmacies and controlled
through smart-card technology.

There might actually be a net saving to the taxpayer due to reduced NHS
costs and crime.

Roger Taylor
Meols
Wirral