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Monday March 23, 2009 11:22 by Conor. M liberalconormurphy at ymail dot com
The Obama administration signaled it was ready to repudiate the prohibition and ''war on drugs'' approach of previous presidents, and steer policy towards prevention and ''harm reduction'' strategies favoured by Europe. Seattle police chief, Gil Kerlikowske has been nominated for the post of director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the nation's drug czar. Kerlikowske has built up a reputation in Seattle for pursuing drug policies based on harm reduction. The state has an established needle exchange programme, has legalised marijuana for medical purposes and has made marijuana among the lowest priorities for law enforcement. President Obama has even said he is putting ''science above politics''. In a statement recently announcing the nomination of the new drug czar, Obama said: ''With escalating violence along our Southwest border and far too many suffering from addiction at home, never has it been more important to have a national drug control strategy guided by sound principle of public safety and public health.'' |
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