Now, now, let's not confuse people....

The Senlis Council proposes to introduce licensed opium production in Afghanistan for pharmaceutical painkillers. Hey, that's a sensible and creative recommendation which at least merits further study, right? Wrong. I cite from The Economist magazine "While being politely careful to express their gratitude for a study that “offers an alternative option”, western officials are in private worried that the suggestion that opium production could be licit might confuse Afghan farmers.Last year's anti-opium campaign included the issuing of numerous fatwas against opium farmers on the understanding that production is haram—forbidden in Islam"

So what's the lesson here: if its confusing, it can't possibly be a solution?