A second former senior Tasmania Police officer has thrown his support behind a national push for drug law reform. <\/p>\n
YOUR SAY: Tasmanians react to a new report pushing for drug decriminalisation. <\/p>\n
Another former Tasmania Police officer has thrown his support behind a national push for widespread drug law reform. <\/p>\n
Former police commander Ivan Dean said it was time toaddress what he described asone of the biggest issues facing the country.<\/p>\n
The current strategies arent working - we just need to take a very strong look at this whole thing and try and make changes that are contemporary, he said. <\/p>\n
It would need to be a fairly widespread reform - there are some drugs we can never accept and never decriminalise, but there are areas in which we need a different perspective.<\/p>\n
There oughtto be some sort of committee, in my view it needs to be a body of people with the background and the knowledge to be able to look at this issue very closely.<\/p>\n
Mr Deans comments followthe launch of a new report pushing drug decriminalisation, which has been supported by senior police, prison officers and lawyers includingformer Tasmania Police Commissioner Jack Johnston.<\/p>\n
The Australia 21 report, officially launched on Monday, recommends national change which wouldreduce criminal control of the drug market. <\/p>\n
The report claims that Australias current war on drugs approach is flawed, and failing to achieve its intended results.<\/p>\n
While law enforcement will always be important to managing illicit drug use the focus should not be on whether a user has taken or possesses these drugs for personal use but rather on associated criminal or antisocial behaviour, the report read.<\/p>\n
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