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Originally Posted by danielf
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?
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Because science isn't the only factor here.
Say if you banned cigarettes and legalised cannabis purely on the science that cigs are more harmful than spliffs.
Suddenly you'll have a lot of upset smokers who are dying for a fag and will pay for it. People will then start smuggling cigs to keep up with demand. Before long large swathes of the public are getting drug convictions to support a habit that has run into decades and gang warfare has exploded on the streets.
Scientists are there to advise policy on drugs. They aren't there to set it. The final say always lies with the politicians who have to take in all factors be it medical, social, financial. The social and financial experts may be advising against the prohibition on cigs.
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Originally Posted by downquark1
Well exactly, he's a labour lord and is speaking out against the government, unless I misread your post. If he has a bias it would be against it.
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OK, you've lost me. What was the point you are making?