These headlines sound like they’re pulled from the drug wars of Mexico and Colombia in the 80s and 90s. We know the D.A.R.E. program didn’t work; perhaps prohibition is not the way. Relatedly, New Zealand > Australia on pretty much every measure, drug policy included.
The deadly tobacco drug war down under
Australia’s Prohibition-style attempts to abolish nicotine use have predictably led to a new drug war being fought over a legal substance.
reason.com