Darwin heading for "pot" drought

The question has to be asked.

Just what is the current agenda of the NT police?


Ther lastest campaign to remove cannabis from the market has been remarkably effective.

Darwin is facing its first drought in the twelve years I've been here.

Fortunately for me, I'm just a pot smoker (of thirty years) and not an addict. So I don't feel the need to turn to an alternative. I'm not happy about the situation, but I will ride it out.

There are many others in Darwin who smoke pot to reduce their need for more harmful alternatives. Alternatives that are more readily available than ever before. The demand for and supply of speed (more sensationally named ICE in the media) has increased dramatically over the last month.

Others are consuming far greater quantities of alcohol than they did previously. Some are doing both, a dangerous combination, and a recipe for increased social disorder.

In the last month the NT police have set harm reduction strategies back 20 years. They are the cause of the "ice epidemic".

House breaking and associated crime is set to go through the roof.
To reiterate the question, what is your agenda?


Robert Fyffe, The Narrows.