Everyone agrees that legalising hard drugs would cause problems. However, is the crime committed by people high on cocaine anywhere near the scale of organised crime by international drug networks?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/09/belgium-at-risk-of-becoming-narco-state-judge-warns

And yet, we still hear from politicians who claim that a parallel criminal state within a state is preferable to a state that allows some people to get high.

#warondrugs #belgium #corruption

Belgium at risk of becoming ‘narco-state’, judge warns

President of Antwerp court makes comments after anonymous judge warned country was turning into ‘a narco-state’

The Guardian
@activersity not to mention the criminal activity of the politicians- making laws that prevent their accountability- while allowing big money (honest or corrupt) to get away with stealing from the public.