Silver bullets, drug reform, power and lies.

When the US drug Czar (what is that?) Gil K starts making sweeping statements about drug reform and legalization that include terminology like 'silver bullets' is time to put this all back into context.
Drug reform is not about mythological creatures or things we don't understand. Its quite simple really.

The US lead Prohibition "War on Drugs" is a war on drug users, farmers, poor people, minorities and women and children.

All this misinformation and half truths from men who take drugs themselves- just legal and government subsidised forms such as alcohol and tobacco is a disgrace.
Human nature and addiction is complex no doubt but prohibition only makes everything a whole lot worse.

There is a old native American Indian proverb that says:

 "You cannot wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep"

This is the problem .
The truth has been and is as we speak being distorted and people are being manipulated by powerful legal drug using men to maintain power and control. Legalize and regulate all drugs and drug markets. Educate the people. Power to the people.

Its about us and our families.

Oh its started again.
Once again some really smart people (Australia21) create something of value and then all the screeching harpies start their "it wont work" drowning out all intelligent conversation.

We have all seen and read all the negative backlash anytime anyone talks about the decriminalisation or the legalization and regulation of drugs.
Every idiot and his stupid mate has something to say about it and most of it is ignorant and /or fear mongering.  The giveaway is the words used... these people don't even have a understanding of the basic terms to define the argument. They use decriminalisation and legalization intermittently and often parrot back propaganda as though it was original thought.

Lets face it the participants of the round table did have most areas covered including law and order, addiction, families and today's young people. In theory you would think people would listen just a little bit.

So before the stupidest and loudest amongst us start their shrilling lets keep the call going for......
meaningful participation of drug users in the design and implementation of evidence based drug policies.

Because at the end of the day, we are the ones these laws and policies are going to affect.
Us and our families.

Australia21 Time to rethink The War on Drugs

Australia21http://www.australia21.org.au/ has just released a report into The War on Drugs calling for a rethink on The War on Drugs and Australia's drug policies.

After 40 years under Prohibition we know our current policies are counterproductive and cause more harms than the drugs.
The Australia21 think tank is comprised of eminent doctors, lawyers, police and a former premier but more importantly a representative from Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform, Marion McConnell a woman who lost her beloved 24 year old son to a avoidable heroin overdose.

In this argument there are often many voices and the louder and more sensationalist and opinionated tend to drown out the rest.

My call is for everyone to sssshhhhh stop talking and listen, let those who are informed and who have been on the FRONT LINE speak.

It is a war and there are casualties.

Let their family members speak to the Prime Minister of their loss and of what would have made a difference.
Julia Gillard would be well reminded to remember her party colleague Former Prime Minister Bob Hawkes daughter and what he and Hazel went through as she was going through heroin addiction, or Bob Carrs own loss of his brother.

The evidence is in ... Prohibition of Drugs has failed.
Our jails are filled with casualties of the drug war and our morgues have seen too many young unnecessary deaths and their families have been torn apart. Teenagers can buy drugs quicker than a pizza.
It's time for change.
Lets start really listening. If you have nothing at stake just your opinion please butt out.

The real meaning of Christmas - New Beginings

Yep, It's that time of year again and for a lot of people Christmas is a challenging time.
I'm thinking of people who's adult children or loved ones have overdosed or died, of all those who are locked up or in rehab, those who have had their children taken away from them. People who have been rejected by their families or have left their own families behind.
My heart goes out to each and every one of you.