The audit also found that it was not possible to tell whether catching and locking up people for drugs offences was even working. In fact, record numbers of people are dying from drugs in the UK.
Maybe the UK might be better off having a look across the North Sea, where Norway has just become the first Scandinavian country to decriminalise drug use.
This is so that they can focus on treating addiction and helping people get clean, rather than punishing addicts - which seems pretty reasonable.
Portugal and The Netherlands have similar laws, as do US states California and Colorado.
The change was made after a majority vote in the Storning (Norway's parliament) supported by many of the country's major parties.
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