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215 Norm Stamper sier dette i et innlegg i LA Times 4. Desember 2005, kalt Legalize drugs —
all of them.
216 Peter H Reuter, On the Consequences of toughness, 1991.
217 Om forbudets hjelpesløshet
I en artikkel publisert i tidsskriftet NRC og på nettsiden deres, sier rusforskerne Peter Cohen,
Freek Polak, og Jan G. van der Tas følgende om de destruktive forholdene forbudet fører
med seg: “It is true that the consequences of legalization cannot be predicted with certainty,
but we do know the consequences of drugs prohibition laws. We refer to the figures
regarding the use of drugs in the Netherlands and in the US. Apparently, the result of harsh
repression is not a decrease in the use of drugs, but only an increase in the number of prison
cells. Repressive drug policies may limit the recreational use of drugs to a certain extent, at
an enormous cost to society, but will increase the volume and seriousness of problematic
use significantly. One thing is certain: the so-called fight against drugs — which in effect boils
down to leaving the market open to criminals — stimulates the illegal trade in drugs and
makes the use and the abuse of drugs more dangerous for everyone.”
(Peter Cohen er forsker ved Amsterdams ruspolitiske forskningsinstitutt (the Centre for Drug
Research of the University of Amsterdam). Freek Polak er en psykiater som jobber med
rusavhengige, og Jan G. van der Tas er en tidligere ambassador. Alle er medlemmer av
Nederlands Drug Policy Foundation.)
Psykiateren Stephen Kisely: “Despite the emphasis on supply reduction, a comparison of the
United States, Australia, Canada, and 3 European countries showed that cannabis
consumption is unaffected by expenditure on law enforcement. Changing the legislation on
cannabis could produce substantial savings or redeployment of police resources to more
effective areas. If anything, consumption of cannabis continues to grow irrespective of the
degree of law enforcement, and the increase has not been greater in countries where laws
have been liberalized. In the 11 American states that effectively decriminalized cannabis use
in the 1970s, use has not risen beyond that experienced by comparable states where it is
prohibited. (…)The failure of prohibition to reduce cannabis use is in contrast to the success
of strategies to reduce tobacco use. Smoking is falling in high-income countries and is now
less than cannabis use in some surveys of young Canadians.” (Stephen Kisely, The Canadian
Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 53, No 12, December 2008 s. 795–797)
Professor Wim van den Brink: “Longitudinal studies have also been performed in the USA
and Australia to monitor changes in cannabis consumption following decriminalization in
certain states, and these studies were often combined with cross-sectional comparisons of
consumption rates between states with and without a change in drug policy. Although the
studies differ in methodology and outcome, most authors seem to agree that the effect of
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