tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803410488510287958.post3429118705741308838..comments2024-01-03T08:33:41.214+00:00Comments on DrugScope Comment: Owen Bowden-Jones: If I had my way the government would...Jackie Bucklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256707536603867875noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803410488510287958.post-91866777179016846422014-12-16T17:50:07.284+00:002014-12-16T17:50:07.284+00:00Perhaps Dr Bowden Jones was speaking primarily as ...Perhaps Dr Bowden Jones was speaking primarily as a clinician, although you could argue that his opening statement of 'invest where the evidence is most robust' suggests that at present we have no strong evidence to support the 'non-prohibitionist' approach. Portugal is too early to use as comparison.<br />Sadly the government does not seem to like empirical evidence, preferring to listen to Russell Brand instead and removing people such as Professor David Nutt from the ACMD who speak ‘science’ at them.<br />King Mobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16156022760029583016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803410488510287958.post-43875196354067421752014-12-16T07:48:49.786+00:002014-12-16T07:48:49.786+00:00Please, drop this "drug and alcohol" dis...Please, drop this "drug and alcohol" distinction, it's totally false. Also sorry to see no mention of consumer protection, proper control of the supply side for drugs and really anythnig that challenges the failed prohibitionist mindset.Derek Williamshttp://www.clear-uk.orgnoreply@blogger.com