Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-02-05-Speech-2-090"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-02-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020205.5.2-090"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-02-05-Speech-2-0922
lpv:speaker	lp:Brian Crowley2
lpv:spoken text	". I have been on record many times before and I would reiterate this call today that soft and synthetic drugs should not be legalised in Europe. I do not support the legalisation of ecstasy, cannabis or other synthetic drugs such as LSD or amphetamines. The UN Convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs prohibits the use, manufacture and distribution of ecstasy, LSD and amphetamines and this policy position must be fully upheld. I would like to say for the record that I did not register my vote today because there was a wholescale misuse of language put forward in various amendments which sought to fully confuse the key elements of the debate today. It is undeniably the fact that the use of these drugs causes damage to the user’s health. They can hardly be perceived as providing a positive function. I believe that the World Health Organisation has taken the correct approach on this issue. We cannot and must not support the creation of a drugs culture in our society by legally permitting the use of soft and synthetic drugs. For example, some people have put forward the proposition that ecstasy use should be deemed quite normal in society. I abhor this particular line of argument particularly in light of the fact that there has been a number of tragic deaths in Ireland and across Europe from the use of ecstasy. The long-term effects of the use of ecstasy are still very much unknown, other than we know that ecstasy is still a drug that can cause depression and memory impairment. While the European economy is performing strongly, we must also ensure that key social problems such as drug abuse are combated in a society. European initiatives to reduce the level of drug abuse in Europe must be supported at every opportunity. I do believe that the European Social Fund has played a key role in this regard in the past and must continue to do so."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; UEN (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Crowley (UEN ),"1 "in writing"1

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