A year and a month ago, the government promised radical reform of the anti-narcotics laws and the war on drugs. Yet from Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on down, the very idea of reform of drug laws sees no support and plenty of opposition. There is no longer any movement at any level of government or law enforcement for reformed drug laws that would bring about a sane policy. Gen Paiboon argued, as this newspaper has contended for years, that a drug policy based exclusively on enforcement will never be successful. With the failure of the 40-year-old war on drugs, reform should be a primary agenda issue.

Source: Bangkok Post May 09, 2017 21:33 UTC