It is naive to believe that legalising drugs would reduce crime. Should crack be available to everyone? If not, there'll always be a thriving black market, says Ian Oliver /The Guardian, August 21 2008

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/21/drugspolicy.drugstrade?gusrc=rss&feed=society

"According to Julian Critchley, the former civil servant responsible for coordinating the government's anti-drug policy, the legalisation of drugs would be less harmful than the current strategy - and an "overwhelming majority" of professionals share his view (Ex-drugs policy director calls for legalisation, August 13)."