Case for legalisation

Dear Sir

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister For Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said: "drug use cost Australia about $6 billion a year," (Northern Territory News, April 18).

There is only one reason Australians pay so much for drugs: prohibition.

Drug prohibition keeps the price of drugs artificially high, resulting in a multibillion-dollar windfall for the dealers.

If Mr Pyne is really concerned about the price of currently illicit drugs in Australia, he should lobby for their legalisation.

Gary Meyerhoff
Parap

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Pubdate: Wed, 21 Apr 2005
Source: Northern Territory News (Australia)
Author: Gary Meyerhoff
Copyright: 2005 Northern Territory News
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