Daily: Our Chemical Romance – Ending the WAR ON DRUGS

<p>With a decades-long failed War on Drugs behind us, is it finally time to accept the inevitable –&nbsp;and let the state regulate illegal substances? <a href="https://twitter.com/stevetransform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Steve Rolles</strong></a>, author and policy analyst at Transform Drug Policy Foundation, tells <strong>Ian Dunt</strong> how we can break a destructive deadlock. What would public health-oriented drugs policies look like? And what can we learn about what not to do from the commercialisation of alcohol and tobacco?</p><ul><li>“There is a growing consensus that the War on Drugs has failed…but no one agrees on what’s next.”</li><li>“Prohibition encourages risky drug use. Regulation reverses that.”</li><li>“We’re not talking about Ecstasy World Snooker. We’re talking about a strictly regulated market.”</li><li>“A state monopoly model, with pharma-style vending. It’s not that difficult.”</li></ul><p><em>Presented by Ian Dunt. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic &nbsp;and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.</em></strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>