News Forum - 70% of Thais support methamphetamine threshold for legal action

[Thaiger]

Thailand’s Public Health Ministry revealed that 70% of Thai citizens agree with the regulation of having a minimum threshold of one methamphetamine pill for legal proceedings, while 30% prefer zero tolerance. The Ministry insists the threshold is necessary for effective law enforcement. Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin chaired the opening ceremony of the new Thai … …

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[LeReynard]

Stupid to have zero tolerance, I think. Anti-drug measures work best when they get to the nodes of distribution, and if possible, the production. Going after users and even the petty dealers, is a red herring. It is necessary to choke the supply. Neither the 'war on drugs' mentality not its liberal counterpart, are seriously geared to focus on the problem. As we see from the US example, politics just gets in the way.

[Fanta]

You’d think Thailand would have learnt that their draconian drug laws only facilitate prison overcrowding without affecting drug supply. Stupid is as stupid does.