Drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, are of course harmful, whatever their legal status, and our aim should be to reduce the harm caused.
Forces are determined to reduce the harm caused by these and all other dangerous weapons.
Then, as has been found in Portugal and Holland, we can begin to reduce the harm.
He said the existence of legal highs showed that legalising drugs did not necessarily reduce the harm they can cause.
But the police are also supporting an attempt to reduce the harm to addicts through needle-exchange programs.
"It should also be to reduce the harm that drug use causes to their families and their communities".
Mozilla says it's doing everything it can to reduce the harm from what it sees as an inevitable decision.
If teenage work is an untouchable feature of American life, perhaps schools can enhance its virtues and reduce the harm.
New products that claim to reduce the harm from cigarettes will have to go through a rigorous scientific review process.
The European Commission's proposal was an opportunity to reduce the harm of both drug use and drug dealing.
"We can't solve the whole problem of exploitation and human trafficking," said Herzig, "but at least we want to reduce the harm, especially the violence".
