What Drugs should be Legal?

Agamedes sees an opportunity to test the validity of current drug -- and anti-drug -- laws.

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Apparently, drug use is rampant amongst jail inmates. Drugs, we are told, are easily smuggled into Albany Regional Prison. Is this a problem -- or an opportunity?

From what I read, there are plenty of people who use drugs, licit and illicit. There seem to be plenty of people who believe that some currently illicit drugs should be made licit. And yes, there are people who want currently licit drugs to be made illicit.

We are told, in The West Australian of 29 April 2010 ("Drug use rife in jails, Albany inquest told"), that drugs are easily smuggled into Albany Regional Prison. Drugs are already "rife", prevention has apparently failed, perhaps we are ready for a new approach.

Pilot test: drugs in Albany prison

Let's make all drugs legal within Albany Regional Prison.

Think of the savings: no need to search visitors, no need to search prisoners. And it's a "closed" environment: a perfect place to test the impact of drug legalisation.

Where will we get the drugs? Well, why waste all the drugs that are confiscated by police? Send it all to Albany prison! It could be issued free, or at least at a low price. After all, the purchase cost was very low.

What will happen?

Death, violence, debauchery, disease... according to some. Happiness, personal well-being, relief, happy times all round... according to some.

What will really happen? Who knows! But perhaps it would be nice -- or even worthwhile -- to find out.

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