UK Drugs Reclassification

[Fear the Reefer]

Just wondering if anyone else watched the news yesterday and seen the report about the call from certain politicians to reclassify drugs according to the harm they cause to health, society, family etc. Good news is that tobacco and alcohol are classed above cannabis, lsd and ecstasy.

Here is a link to it

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5230006.stm

Fear the Reefer Reviewed by Fear the Reefer on 08-01-2006. UK Drugs Reclassification Just wondering if anyone else watched the news yesterday and seen the report about the call from certain politicians to reclassify drugs according to the harm they cause to health, society, family etc. Good news is that tobacco and alcohol are classed above cannabis, lsd and ecstasy. Here is a link to it http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5230006.stm Rating: 5

[cannabis campbell]

This could be good or bad.....

[cannabis campbell]

WTF they're going to make alcohol illegal????

(makes sense anyway coz alcohol kills more people than all illegal drugs combined together and multiplied by 1000)

[rollersound]

Ha this story was so funny. No way would this ever happen...nice thought though to fill in a 5minute gap in the news :rasta:

[SinisterK]

In do time my friends, the world is constantly changing. People can try and slow it down, but it's inevitable.

[chisme]

this could go either way for us brits...like cannacampbell says... but even if it goes tits up us smokers will be back in spot 1 right? bying illegally just cos they change the writting in a couple of book doesnt mean all shotters of london r gonna close up shop.

cant affect us except good really

[LordSmaug]

That chart represents the current drug scheduling, it wasn't saying that cannabis is more or less harmful just that it's unscheduled.

And in no part of the article does it suggest that they would make alcohol illegal. It points out the oppossite actually.

"That's not to say there's any argument that alcohol should be banned but it does give one a feel for the relative harm".

It's good to know that at least some people in some other government have their heads on straight. I hope they get a new scheduling system through, and I hope that the rest of the world follows their lead if they do it.

[Tom Swierzbinski]

Well, the government only tend to listen to you if you have thorough scientific backing... and this does.
It will take a few more years yet, but either by scientific proof or pressure from groups like NORML, Herb WILL be reclassified. I remember hearing a story somewhere that the government was thinking of creating another class - class D - does this story have anything to do with that? Class D drugs would be regulated, like tobacco and alcohol. In other words...

COFFEE SHOPS!

[DubStar]

Hope this happens for you guys......London being the new Amsterdam..Woohoo

[Cas]

i think in 2008, the democrats will win the election, and that'll be the beginning of a beautiful new era for cannabis.