Comments on: Stricter drug laws http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/the-european-union/stricter-drug-laws/ European Opinion Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:30:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Scott Martens http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/the-european-union/stricter-drug-laws/#comment-1810 Scott Martens Fri, 05 Dec 2003 18:36:13 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=152#comment-1810 I'm with John B on this one. National restrictions of that type seem unlikely to survive a court challenge. Really, it's quite silly. I'm in favour of European coordination against large-scale traffic of hard drugs. However, more realistic policies towards soft drugs and towards consumers and small-time vendors are so obviously the better way to go that I'm baffled why any government wants to go a different way. Do people want their prisons filled with drug addicts who are otherwise at best minor criminals? I’m with John B on this one. National restrictions of that type seem unlikely to survive a court challenge. Really, it’s quite silly. I’m in favour of European coordination against large-scale traffic of hard drugs. However, more realistic policies towards soft drugs and towards consumers and small-time vendors are so obviously the better way to go that I’m baffled why any government wants to go a different way. Do people want their prisons filled with drug addicts who are otherwise at best minor criminals?

]]> By: john b http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/the-european-union/stricter-drug-laws/#comment-1809 john b Thu, 04 Dec 2003 17:00:14 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=152#comment-1809 Surely if the Netherlands only allowed Dutch citizens to use coffee shops, it'd be in breach of EU laws banning discrimination against foreigners from EU member states? Surely if the Netherlands only allowed Dutch citizens to use coffee shops, it’d be in breach of EU laws banning discrimination against foreigners from EU member states?

]]> By: Patrick (G) http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/the-european-union/stricter-drug-laws/#comment-1808 Patrick (G) Tue, 02 Dec 2003 23:41:40 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=152#comment-1808 If we're talking Cannabis, instead of flying to the Netherlands, go to Canada instead. It'll be the EU's loss and Canada's gain. If we’re talking Cannabis, instead of flying to the Netherlands, go to Canada instead.

It’ll be the EU’s loss and Canada’s gain.

]]> By: Phil Hunt http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/the-european-union/stricter-drug-laws/#comment-1807 Phil Hunt Tue, 02 Dec 2003 21:27:29 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=152#comment-1807 Whatver happened to subsidiarity? EU member states should decide their own criminal laws. This sort of thing just gives the EU a bad name. Whatver happened to subsidiarity? EU member states should decide their own criminal laws. This sort of thing just gives the EU a bad name.

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