The War on Drugs has failed. After 50 years of prohibition, illicit drugs are now the third most valuable industry in the world after food and oil, all in the control of criminals. Drugs are cheaper and more available than ever before. Millions of people are in prison for drugs offences. Corruption and violence, especially in producer and transit countries, endangers democracy. Tens of thousands of people die each year in drug wars.

Improving our drug policies is one of the key policy challenges of our time. The time for action is now.

Sign the UK E-Petition:

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 - Impact Assessment

Drug related harms and the costs to society remain high in Britain, with a growing consensus that the current enforcement led approach is not working.

We are concerned that, in this age of austerity, nobody is checking whether Britain's current approach is value for money - or money wasted. We therefore call on the Government to commission an authoritative and independent cost-benefit analysis and impact assessment of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 within the next 12 months, in order to provide the evidence for Parliament to pursue a more effective drugs policy in the future.

If we get 100,000 signatures, the cost-benefit analysis will be considered for debate in the House of Commons.

Please note that e-petitions can only be signed by citizens of the United Kingdom.

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