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Should people have their passports removed for using drugs?

Should people have their passports removed for using drugs?


Created By on 06/12/2021

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Madam Didymus
3rd Sep 2022 22:12:28 (Last activity: 3rd Sep 2022 22:47:54)
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They should certainly have their car removed. I smell cannabis emanating from numerous cars these days. My husband can't smell it at all. It's as bad as drink driving.
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cinderpetals
13th Apr 2022 08:20:38 (Last activity: 13th Apr 2022 09:43:28)
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no.
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WHT
9th Jan 2022 22:06:17
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Do you know a drug lord? Then it is only then would the removal of a passport be of any impact. If you are talking about your common drug addicts using drugs then 'removing their passport' if they have one that is...is of little relevance. Have you seen the price of a passport these days? Do you think a drug user would make that a priority in their life instead of where their next fix is coming from? People with addiction whom I have worked with previously...often have trouble when it comes to documents for identity. As the priority in their life is the addiction and getting help with wanting to kick the habit. Which involves alot more than having one's passport removed!
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14th Dec 2021 18:16:00 (Last activity: 14th Dec 2021 23:40:14)
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Response from Wilf Original Poster made on 14th Dec 2021 19:57:38
Lionel, I think the only way to sort the drugs trade out is to legalise it globally and let major pharmaceutical companies produce it BUT give health warnings everywhere. The drugs would then be safer (if cocaine would not be mixed with brick dust), at market value and the only caveat is people need to register to get them. This would drive out the criminality, get drugs that are safer and free up police time. I cannot think of any other solution!
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PerfectNumber
11th Dec 2021 14:17:03
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And then there's people traffickers, parents who kidnap their own children, or who flee to another jursdiction to avoid potential prosecuton here. (I appreciate there's an awful element of 'closing the stable door' here - but the law is supposed to set out what is acceptabe behaviour, as well as dole out punishment.
PerfectNumber
11th Dec 2021 14:13:38
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Why for using drugs paticularly? Drink-driving, violence, domestic abuse, fraud etc etc etc
Rob60
10th Dec 2021 22:29:42
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For using? No. I think the people who use hard drugs are some of the most vulnerable in our society, and need rehabilitative help - not punitive measures. Now, if we're talking drug smugglers... then yes, it makes a lot of sense to ground them!

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