The picture is from the front page of the Daily Mail (7-7-10). Back in July Jane Asher raised concerns that the war on drugs has failed, after a visit to Glasgow.
But lets make this clear. Glasgow faces the same problems that urban areas all over the UK face. Drugs are readily available and prohibition is unable to do anything to prevent their availability.
Jane Asher was right to draw our attention to this issue.
Links below are from The Telegraph and news.scotsman.com . Interesting to ask why The news.scotsman.com felt the need to give more space to Mothers Against Drugs (MAD) than a serious discussion of the issue.
The Telegraph gives Jane Asher a more balanced report.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7875642/Jane-Asher-calls-for-drug-laws-to-be-liberalised.html
http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/Jane-Asher-attacked-over-drugs.6407526.jp - for 'Mothers against Drugs' quote
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