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Petit-Lancy, March 30
The “Tribune de Genève” has published two interesting articles on the consumption of cannabis and crack in Geneva, sadly above the average. Without going into a complex analysis of this phenomenon, we can already see that something is wrong with our drug policy. The federal law on narcotics (LStup) describes four pillars: prevention, therapy and reintegration, risk reduction, control and repression.
When prevention is not done, great energy is expended on other points with discouraging results. As a preventative measure, legalizing cannabis use is counterproductive. An article published in “24 hours” on March 30 explains that illicit trafficking in California has been doing very well since legalization and that the sale of cannabis under state control is on the decline. The message sent by an “official” distribution is: it’s not that bad to smoke cannabis.
Legalizing sabotages prevention. Our experience with students aged 12 to 17 has shown that they are looking for factual information about drugs and alcohol. During our conferences, the reactions are very positive and most students decide for themselves not to use or to stop. Let’s demand from our new elected officials that prevention be very present in schools!
Patrice Bösiger, association Say no to drugs
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