Crime

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The law enables organized crime to supply narcotics

Much crime is organized to profit from illegal import and sale where legal commerce cannot compete.

To limit these illegal opportunities we will decriminalize in particular the manufacture, sale and consumption of all classes of narcotics.

The resulting quality at the point of sale will improve health outcomes and reduce deaths significantly, while organized criminal recruitment and involvement in drug distribution will be a thing of the past.

The most lethal drug of choice, alcohol, has never been banned and will continue to kill more people and lead to more antisocial behaviour than all these decriminalized drugs put together ever have. We will continue public health initiatives to dissuade vulnerable users from substance abuse.

Extension of King's Evidence

We will reform and extend the use of King's Evidence, and in particular the policing of corruption. Anyone approached with an offer of criminal participation should be lawfully able to immediately and enthusiastically agree, contingent on his giving heads-up notification to a guaranteed secure channel into police intelligence. Continuing to forward information should guarantee the informant the judge's thanks and reward from the public purse when the schemers are found guilty in court.