STH. AUSTRALIA WORST FOR  CANNABIS

 

The South Australian Minister for Police, Robert Brokenshire, has disclosed the following facts whilst opening the Family Council of Sth. Australia drug conference in September 2001 –

 

·        Illegal drugs are behind one fifth of all crime in S.A.

 

·        Since the liberalisation of cannabis drug laws in the 1980’s supply of cannabis has reached record levels in S.A.

 

·        Liberalisation of S.A. drug laws in the 1980’s has today led to the highest useage of cannabis amoungst 15 to 19 year olds in the nation.

 

·        Drug use and drug trafficking has increased in S.A.

 

·        The S.A. Illict Drug Reporting System in S.A. in year 2000 discloses that 48.9% of injecting drug users had committed at least one criminal act in the month prior to interview.

 

·        The S.A. government is proposing tightening up cannabis laws on the growing of some cannabis plants.

 

Source: AAP 29/9/01

 

We must learn from the mistakes in S.A. and never normalise or legalize the use or growing of cannabis.

We must protect our young people.

 

We support-

·        More detoxification and rehabilitation programs.

·        Cannabis must never be legalised or normalised.

·        Court ordered and supervised detoxification and rehabilitation programs that divert cannabis users into a drug free life.

·        A reduction in the number of cannabis users.

 

DRUG ADVISORY COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA Inc

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