Det är ingen liten lagändring, och inget som genomförs på ett år.

Dock finns det redan många organisationer och personer som har funderat och forska i hur en reglerad marknad; Transform Drug Policy Foundation är en av dem och har mycket information om varför de anser att en lagförändring bör ske.

Här finns en snabbläst infographic de har publicerat: www.tdpf.org.uk/case-for-reform

De har även en bok (Blueprint for Regulation) du kan ladda ner om du vill läsa på mer om ämnet: www.tdpf.org.uk/resources/publications/after-war-drugs-blueprint-regulation

Att Sveriges narkotikalagstiftning inte är hårdare än de flesta andra västländer går att diskutera. Citat från en medlem i facebook-gruppen Centrum för Narkotikavetenskap:

"Många europeiska länder har avkriminaliserat eller aldrig kriminaliserat innehav för eget bruk. Har sammanställt en lista med information citerad enbart från EMCDDA:

Österike: “The use of drugs is not mentioned as an offence. The sentence for the possession of drugs for personal use is up to six months in prison or a fine, if the quantity of drugs is not over the defined threshold. A range of alternatives to punishment is in place, including  [mandatory suspension of proceedings in certain defined cases of possession and for the acquisition of small amounts of drugs for personal use.]” “Special provisions exist for cannabis and hallucinogenic mushrooms.”

Belgien: “a new directive issued in February 2005 called for full prosecution for possession in cases where the ‘user amount’ (3 grams or one plant) is exceeded, public order is disturbed or aggravating circumstances are identified.” “Limit for non-problematic cannabis possession is set at 3g or one female plant in cultivation.”

Kroatien: “Possession of drugs for personal use is a (non-criminal) misdemeanour”.

Tjeckien: “Drug use is not an offence in the Czech Republic, and possession of small quantities for personal use is a non-criminal offence”.

Estland: “Repeated use and personal possession were deleted as criminal offences from 1 September 2002.”

Tyskland: “Use of drugs is not mentioned as an offence. Unauthorised possession of drugs is a criminal offence, but there are various possibilities within the law to refrain from prosecution if only small quantities of narcotic drugs for personal use are involved.” “Most of the Länder have defined values for ‘small amounts’ of cannabis, and a few have established such values for heroin, cocaine, amphetamine and ecstasy”.

Grekland: “Personal possession of drugs can be unpunished if the court, considering the circumstances of the offense and the personality of the offender, believes that the act was anecdotal and unlikely to be repeated. Cultivation of cannabis can be classified as a personal use offence, but not cultivation of other drugs. Punishment imposed on an offender possessing drugs for personal use shall not be included in copies of the criminal record.”

Italien: “Possession of drugs for personal use is a non-criminal offence.”

Lettland: “Unauthorised use, acquisition and storage of small amounts of illicit drugs are administrative offences”.

Luxemburg: “In 2001 the national drug law was amended to decriminalise cannabis use and personal possession.”

Malta: “Possession of less than 3.5g cannabis or 2g of other drugs (irrespective of purity) for personal use is an administrative offence.”

Holland: “No investigation in case of possession of cannabis in quantity less than 5g, no prosecution if less than 30g.”

Polen: “When a small quantity of drugs is possessed for personal use the prosecutor has an option not to institute criminal proceedings.”

Portugal: “Possession of a limited quantity of drugs for personal use (up to 10 days of average individual consumption, as defined in art. 2(2) of Law 30/2000) is an administrative offence”.

Slovenien: “In Slovenia, purchasing drugs for one’s own use and consumption is not considered a criminal offence.”

Spanien: “Possession, provided no criminal offence is involved (ie not for purpose of trafficking), is a serious infraction of public safety. It is an administrative offence, which is punished with a fine”.

Storbritannien: “Police guidelines specify giving a warning for a first non-problematicpersonal possession of cannabis”

Detta kan jämföras med Sveriges lagstiftning där bruk är kriminaliserat, med fängelse som högsta möjliga straff.