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The problem is demand. If there is a demand for cocaine in the West then people will grow it and other people will try to smuggle it. Until we tackle the demand we cannot tackle the supply.
Ian, Leeds

Excellent programme BBC. At last you have told it like it really is. Cocaine users are ultimately responsible for death and misery.
Max, Hemel Hempstead

I'm a Colombian who's lived in England for the last five years. I wanted to congratulate you on the programme The Cocaine Jungle. It's the first time I've heard people put the blame of the drug dealing issue where it rightly belongs: with the users. Also, very refreshing to see how Plan Colombia and the US intervention is questioned.
Monica Merino, Braintree

The programme illustrates the futility of trying to stop the production of drugs through force. Some people want to spend some of their time intoxicated. This is very sad, but we have to accept this and make drugs legal. Then the production, distribution and sale of drugs can be done by legitimate businesses, rather than by criminals.
Ian Crompton, Derby

I am British English teacher with an apartment in Cali, Colombia. At last a programme that has acknowledged the problem rests with the user. I was disappointed it was only a 30 minute film though, to cover such an important subject. Plan Colombia is a dreadful disaster.
Paul Silvester, England