Former Chief of Seattle Police Department argues for legalisation, not decriminalisation, of drugs: "Prohibition of alcohol fell flat on its face. The prohibition of other drugs rests on an equally wobbly foundation. Not until we choose to frame responsible drug use — not an oxymoron in my dictionary — as a civil liberty will we be able to recognize the abuse of drugs, including alcohol, for what it is: a medical, not a criminal, matter."

"It's not a stretch to conclude that our draconian approach to drug use is the most injurious domestic policy since slavery."

Former Chief of Seattle Police Department argues for legalisation, not decriminalisation, of drugs: "Prohibition of alcohol fell flat on its face. The prohibition of other drugs rests on an equally wobbly foundation. Not until we choose to frame responsible drug use — not an oxymoron in my dictionary — as a civil liberty will we be able to recognize the abuse of drugs, including alcohol, for what it is: a medical, not a criminal, matter."

"It's not a stretch to conclude that our draconian approach to drug use is the most injurious domestic policy since slavery."