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Originally Posted by Damien

Why? The government couldn't find support for their decision to reclassify cannabis back to a class C drug. The experts employed to advice the government strongly advised against it. The police were happy not to have to deal with cannabis as well.

Populism was the main motivator behind the decision. On what grounds do people have to make cannabis a serious drug?

More to the point:

What's the purpose of having a drug classification system if it doesn't reflect the relative dangers of different drugs?