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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?
Posted by: Colin Potter
Date/Time: 29/09/13 20:14:00

When cannabis was reclassified from B to C, I read the government report. If you saw the media at the time you would have thought the report was only about cannabis. Only about 5% of the report was about cannabis, the rest was about other drugs, rehabilitation and the world view on drugs.
The few bits I remember from the report are that people who regularly smoke cannabis and drive regularly are generally better drivers than everyone else. The report also mentioned an experiment with Heroin users. They identified the worst users in a small area who used petty crime to fund their addiction and gave them Heroin under controlled conditions. Not only was there a huge reduction in crime, it cost less to give away the Heroin than it would of cost to deal with the petty crime they would have committed. A few of the users no longer had the need to spend the whole day trying to get their fix, so went and got jobs.
The report also highlighted the Amsterdam Problem. The Dutch people don't have a drug problem they have been educated, but Holland does which has been caused by the drug tourists. They suggested they way to deal with this was not to prevent people going there, but to adopt the same laws in every country to stop people going there. For that to work a majority of countries would have to change the law at the same time, if just one country does they are likely to create another Amsterdam Problem.
Personally I think it is time we gave up with the arguments about the rights and wrongs of drugs, I think everyone would agree that misuse of any substance is bad for you. I think we need to think about the revenues that government could make by legalising them, they might be able to raise enough so they don't need councils to put up cameras and fine people for driving 20 meters in a bus lane or stopping in a bus stop for 7 seconds.


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Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 12:48:00 Andy Pease
   Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 13:00:00 Pete Mayes
      Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 14:17:00 Andy Pease
         Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 14:33:00 Richard Greenhough
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 14:55:00 Guy Lambert
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 15:00:00 Tom Forde
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 15:51:00 Richard Greenhough
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 16:05:00 bobby osborne
         Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?29/09/13 20:14:00 Colin Potter
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 10:22:00 Alastair Banton
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 11:16:00 Vanessa Smith
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 11:27:00 Tom Forde
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 12:11:00 Vanessa Smith
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 12:13:00 Tom Forde
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 14:55:00 Pete Mayes
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 15:14:00 Tom Forde
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 17:39:00 Vanessa Smith
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 17:41:00 Pete Mayes
   Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?30/09/13 18:02:00 Tom Forde
      Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 10:07:00 Alastair Banton
         Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 10:41:00 John Hickman
   Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 11:39:00 Alastair Banton
      Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 11:59:00 Will Watson
         Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 12:36:00 Tom Forde
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 13:27:00 Alastair Banton
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 13:58:00 Tom Forde
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 14:48:00 Will Watson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 15:02:00 Tom Forde
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 15:21:00 Jonathan Bingham
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 15:31:00 Tom Forde
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:07:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:15:00 Tom Forde
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:17:00 Will Watson
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:19:00 Will Watson
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:21:00 Tom Forde
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:23:00 Tom Forde
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:30:00 Will Watson
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?01/10/13 16:37:00 Tom Forde
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 09:32:00 Alastair Banton
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 10:36:00 Tom Forde
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 10:41:00 Andy Pease
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 10:51:00 Tom Forde
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 15:46:00 Andy Pease
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 11:05:00 John Hickman
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 11:15:00 Tom Forde
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 11:34:00 John Hickman
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 13:52:00 Guy Lambert
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 14:02:00 Tom Forde
                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 15:44:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 15:53:00 Andy Pease
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 15:56:00 Tom Forde
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 16:50:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Time for a re-think on drugs law ?02/10/13 17:10:00 Tom Forde
                                                                  Will's question (again)03/10/13 10:33:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                     Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:23:00 Tom Forde
                                                                        Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:38:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                     Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:31:00 Will Watson
                                                                        Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:37:00 Tom Forde
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:39:00 Will Watson
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:45:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:50:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:55:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:58:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 11:59:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:01:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:05:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:16:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:21:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:21:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:23:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:24:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:45:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:49:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:51:00 Alastair Banton
                                                                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:54:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                                                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 13:01:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                                                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:55:00 bobby osborne
                                                                                                                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 12:59:00 Tom Forde
                                                                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 22:00:00 Colin Potter
                                                                           Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 22:20:00 Colin Potter
                                                                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)03/10/13 22:44:00 Guy Lambert
                                                                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)04/10/13 09:40:00 Joe Conneely
                                                                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Will's question (again)04/10/13 10:10:00 Alastair Banton

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