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19 Kathrine Kveim, Narkotikapolitikk og folkelig fornuft, 12. desember 2005. Fra
http://www.forskning.no/artikler/2005/desember/1134052702.35
20 Parris sa dette i artiklen Just a whiff of mind altering substances, The Times, 7. juni 2001.
21 Professor Peter Reuter and Alex Stevens, An Analysis of UK Drug Policy (2007) Finnes på
www.ukdpc.org.uk.
22 Sitat fra SCIENTIFIC ADVICE, RISK AND EVIDENCE: HOW GOVERNMENT HANDLES THEM,
House of Commons Minutes of Oral Evidence Taken before the Science and Technology
Committee, 1 Mars 2006. Q 118 (I forbindelse med denne utskriften gjør forfatterne
oppmerksom på følgende: “The transcript is not yet an approved formal record of these
proceedings. Any public use of, or reference to the contents should make clear that neither
Members nor witnesses have had the opportunity to correct the record.”)
23 The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee så nærmere på
klassifiseringen av de illegale og legale stoffene, samt det vitenskapelige grunnlaget det
bygget på, og konkluderte med at ABC systemet var uvitenskapelig og ubrukelig. Den foreslo
et oppgjør med denne praksisen, og sa dette i en oppsummering helt tidlig i rapporten:
"With respect to the ABC classification system, we have identified significant anomalies in
the classification of individual drugs and a regrettable lack of consistency in the rationale
used to make classification decisions. In addition, we have expressed concern at the
Government’s proclivity for using the classification system as a means of ‘sending out
signals’ to potential users and society at large — it is at odds with the stated objective of
classifying drugs on the basis of harm and the Government has not made any attempt to
develop an evidence base on which to draw in determining the ‘signal’ being sent out.
We have found no convincing evidence for the deterrent effect, which is widely seen as
underpinning the Government’s classification policy, and have criticised the Government for
failing to meet its commitments to evidence based policy making in this area. More
generally, the weakness of the evidence base on addiction and drug abuse is a severe
hindrance to effective policy making and we have therefore urged the Government to
increase significantly its investment in research.
Finally, we have concluded that the current classification system is not fit for purpose and
should be replaced with a more scientifically based scale of harm, decoupled from penalties
for possession and trafficking. In light of the serious failings of the ABC classification system
that we have identified, we urge the Home Secretary to honour his predecessor’s
commitment to review the current system, and to do so without further delay." (House of
Commons Science and Technology Committee Drug classification: making a hash of it? Fifth
Report of Session 2005–06 Funnet på
http://www.drugequality.org/files/Making_a_Hash_of_It_2006.pdf)
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