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Originally Posted by dezzo
I don't see the point of doing this.
If they were going to do anything then full legalisation and taxation (with money raised going towards treatment/education of ALL drugs) would have been the best step. By making it class C the only people getting the benefit are the dealers.
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Well said dezzo.
Despite what many may have assumed I did not indulge at all in the 60â₠¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s, so my thoughts on this topic are, I hope, based on a balanced assessment of the arguments for and against rather than any †œhippyâ € belief that drugs should be free to all.
The only drug I believe should be completely free and unregulated is Love.
The big advantage of the full legalisation of cannabis is that it also allows regulation and control and I think your added idea of linking any taxation to treatment and education of ALL drugs is excellent btw.
I, like many disabled people, do indulge in the occasional †œsmokeâ € and would far prefer to obtain my †œmedicationÃƒà ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚à ‚ legally. One main reason for this is the possibility of †œquality controlââ‚à ‚¬Ã‚ as, increasingly over the last year or so, much of the cannabis now available is adulterated with other compounds some of which may well be harder drugs added to give the product an addictive boost.
Taking control of cannabis away from dealers will, as many have already said, also give better protection to those who might be tempted to experiment with harder drugs as a consequence of coming into contact with dealers.
Anyway thatâ₠¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s this hippyÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s contribution to the debate other than to add the thoughts of my doctor on the issue as far as it relates to my own situation.
Many times has said he would actually feel far happier prescribing me with cannabis than he is now in prescribing the current cocktail of †œlegalâ € drugs he is forced to right now. As a doctor he is very frustrated by the limited scope he has to take advantage of the known beneficial efficacy of an herbal remedy already tried and tested over a few thousand years.
The good news is that the initial trials of cannabis for use in a limited range of conditions is going well and there is a realistic expectation that it will be available as a presription drug eventually.