U.K. Government Ignores Scientific Advice on Weed.

Today, the U.K. Parliament's House of Lords approved the government's proposal to reclassify cannabis as a dangerous Class B drug, along with amphetamines and speed, against the recommendations of its own Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD). Cannabis had been classified previously as a class C drug, one of those the government deems least likely to cause harm.

The vote prompted an angry reaction from high-profile members of the U.K. scientific community.
In a letter to the Guardian, the scientists wrote that "the ACMD clearly recommended—for the third time in the last six years—that cannabis remains a class C drug, and did so after examining all the available and latest evidence on short- and long-term health risks, as well as social harms, public attitudes and policing priorities.” The recommendations of the ACMD report, prepared at the request of the Home Office, argue against "greater criminalisation of possession," the letter says.

The scientists also warn about dangers to the drug classification system’s credibility: "Reclassification would send out an ambiguous message about the dangers of current class B drugs." Signatories of the letter include David King and Robert May, former government chief scientific advisers; Colin Blakemore, a member of the U.K. Drug Policy Commission and former director of the Medical Research Council; and Gabriel Horn, chair of the Academy of Medical Sciences Working Group on Brain Science, Addiction and Drugs.

http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsi ... -gove.html

The strawberry float mayne???

For real, strawberry float the the government for doing this gooseberry fool mayne.

Stop moaning. It's clearly more fun because it's illegal.

Festive Exception wrote:Stop moaning. It's clearly more fun because it's illegal.

Maybe if you're 15 mayne.

Mayhaps they classify it as dangerous because of the associated trade in it.

How predictable. Yet another generation of people in intense pain will be denied the medicinal benefits of marijuana.

Did you honestly expect the Government to take the advice given here? They are blind to any advice that does not say that Cannabis is anything other than evil and banworthy. Sanity does not get a look in here as with many other things that are banned just because the Press and a loud section of the public think they should be.

Brerlaplands Santa Hat wrote:******* pot smoking hippies. They should all be drowned in their own bongwater.

We used to use chilled vodka as bongwater. After a few pipes we'd drink it. It was proper boss laaa.

The drugs classification system is incredibly hypocritical, but then that's politics for you.

Where are the libertarian Tories when we need them to save us from the preaching socialists? They're snorting coke in their mansions without a care in the world and not a thought for the rest of us. Politically speaking, drugs are only a problem for poor people.

Fight the power!

strawberry floating druggies.

The drug council is right, but so is the Government, because they're looking at it in both the way that the council advises, but also with the popularity of the drug and how so many people use it.

Jaxley wrote:******* druggies.

The drug council is right, but so is the Government, because they're looking at it in both the way that the council advises, but also with the popularity of the drug and how so many people use it.

strawberry floating yuppies.

Jaxley wrote:strawberry floating druggies.

The drug council is right, but so is the Government, because they're looking at it in both the way that the council advises, but also with the popularity of the drug and how so many people use it.

...latest evidence on short- and long-term health risks, as well as social harms, public attitudes and policing priorities.

Nope. The ACMD came to their conclusion after factoring in health concerns, and social effects. What had popularity and usage within a population got to do with its classification? This is redonkulous, and simply a case of the government wanting to look tough, and please the very vocal minority.

BobbyDigital wrote:
Jaxley wrote:******* druggies.

The drug council is right, but so is the Government, because they're looking at it in both the way that the council advises, but also with the popularity of the drug and how so many people use it.

strawberry floating yuppies.

strawberry float you druggie.

Jaxley wrote:
BobbyDigital wrote:
Jaxley wrote:******* druggies.

The drug council is right, but so is the Government, because they're looking at it in both the way that the council advises, but also with the popularity of the drug and how so many people use it.

******* yuppies.

**** you druggie.

Only God can judge me.

BobbyDigital wrote:
Jaxley wrote:
BobbyDigital wrote:
Jaxley wrote:******* druggies.

The drug council is right, but so is the Government, because they're looking at it in both the way that the council advises, but also with the popularity of the drug and how so many people use it.

******* yuppies.

**** you druggie.

Only God can judge me.

I can judge you with my stereotypical opinions all i want. Not that it matters.

BobbyDigital wrote:
Jaxley wrote:
BobbyDigital wrote:
Jaxley wrote:******* druggies.

The drug council is right, but so is the Government, because they're looking at it in both the way that the council advises, but also with the popularity of the drug and how so many people use it.

******* yuppies.

**** you druggie.

Only God can judge me.

And he doesn't exist, so we're all safe! o/

Bitch asses.

But on the real, weed is natural and from the earth, it doesn't have to be modified (though skunk always is), so you could be walking around 2,000 years ago and burn up zoots like it's 2008.

It's all natural and part of Gods way mayne.

Wake up.

BobbyDigital wrote:Wake up.

U.K. Government Ignores Scientific Advice on Weed.

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