Decriminalise possession of drugs, celebrities urge government
Campaign headed by actors, academics and lawyers says current drugs laws stigmatise people and damage communities
June 2, 2011
 Dame Judi Dench, Sir Richard Branson, and Sting have joined an ex-drugs  minister and three former chief constables in calling for the  decriminalisation of the possession of all drugs. The high-profile celebrities together with leading lawyers, academics,  artists and politicians have signed an open letter to David Cameron to  mark this week's 40th anniversary of the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act. The  letter, published in a full-page advertisement in The Guardian,  calls for a "swift and transparent" review of the effectiveness of  current drugs policies.
Dame Judi Dench, Sir Richard Branson, and Sting have joined an ex-drugs  minister and three former chief constables in calling for the  decriminalisation of the possession of all drugs. The high-profile celebrities together with leading lawyers, academics,  artists and politicians have signed an open letter to David Cameron to  mark this week's 40th anniversary of the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act. The  letter, published in a full-page advertisement in The Guardian,  calls for a "swift and transparent" review of the effectiveness of  current drugs policies.


 
						


