COVER STORY: Schapelle Corby and Australia’s drugs problem*

The celebrated Corby trial has distracted attention away from a growing illicit drugs crisis closer to home.The Schapelle Corby drug trial aroused massive interest in Australia, with some Australians visiting Bali to hear the verdict, and a direct telecast of proceedings back to Australia.Widespread sympathy for Miss Corby in Australia arises in part from the fact that she seems an unlikely drug courier, and that marijuana is cheaper in Bali than in Australia, so it makes little sense for her to…

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