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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
The public aren't stupid, I assume you are one of them on this subject. Nice example of his experience there, sitting in offices and giving lectures, wonder if he has ever treated anyone for drug addiction, no thought not, I doubt anyone with first hand experience would agree with him.
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I doubt anyone with experience of losing people to lung cancer caused by smoking or alcohol poisoning would agree that those substances are better than cannabis. It is of course going to skew your overall perception of any issue if you have first hand, emotional, experience with it.
He is however an expert on addition and the effects of drugs on the human body. He constructed a list of all substances irrespective of their legal classification and found tobacco and alcohol, amongst others, were worse than cannabis. Hence he questioned why cannabis was reclassified against their advice. I think we know that the reason was nothing to do with public safety and was more to do with public perception of being 'tough'.
Incidentally I am a member of the public, one who is not an expert. I feel that people with a lot more experience and knowledge of the subject have a more valid opinion than my own on matters in which they are experts on. I don't want people like me deciding policy on issues I am ill-educated on.