Live Stoner Chat Make the production,sale and use of Cannabis legal in the UK petition.
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The Government responded, paraphrasing they basically said:
You can all fuck off the lot of yous.
Yours sincerely,
The Government"
The full spouting of bullshit can be found here:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104349
Personally I'm not sure that the reduction in (perceived?) cannabis use in the youth of today reflects anything other than a successful anti-smoking policy for the taxed and regulated tobacco smoking. Given that the UK has a long history of smoking cannabis with tobacco it seems fairly simple.
You can all fuck off the lot of yous.
Yours sincerely,
The Government"
The full spouting of bullshit can be found here:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104349
Personally I'm not sure that the reduction in (perceived?) cannabis use in the youth of today reflects anything other than a successful anti-smoking policy for the taxed and regulated tobacco smoking. Given that the UK has a long history of smoking cannabis with tobacco it seems fairly simple.
This is the report they reference, the 7 year old "latest" evidence from the independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, which quite clearly in it's introduction states:
"Criminal justice measures – irrespective of classification – will have only a limited effect on usage. We therefore urge you to invite the UK’s Chief Medical Officers to develop, on behalf of the government, a public health strategy that will meet our shared goals. Anything less will prejudice the health of future generations."
Guess they didn't even bother to read that far, and it's on the first ...king page! And then we have to consider that they actually sacked Professor David Nutt the following year, in 2009 for daring to suggest that alcohol and tobacco are more harmful than LSD, ecstasy and cannabis. So it's only evidence if it agrees with their blinkered stance, and we can all go to hell for imagining otherwise. What has happened in the 7 years since this was said? Cannabis was instead upgraded from Class C to Class B... Harsher prison sentences, well done!
I'm genuinely sickened by this, and the absolute lack of respect the UK government is showing it's citizens. I do feel the scope of the petition was too great, the UK government would be very unlikely to make the jump to 100% legal immediately, however for there to not even be a debate is ridiculous.
"Criminal justice measures – irrespective of classification – will have only a limited effect on usage. We therefore urge you to invite the UK’s Chief Medical Officers to develop, on behalf of the government, a public health strategy that will meet our shared goals. Anything less will prejudice the health of future generations."
Guess they didn't even bother to read that far, and it's on the first ...king page! And then we have to consider that they actually sacked Professor David Nutt the following year, in 2009 for daring to suggest that alcohol and tobacco are more harmful than LSD, ecstasy and cannabis. So it's only evidence if it agrees with their blinkered stance, and we can all go to hell for imagining otherwise. What has happened in the 7 years since this was said? Cannabis was instead upgraded from Class C to Class B... Harsher prison sentences, well done!
I'm genuinely sickened by this, and the absolute lack of respect the UK government is showing it's citizens. I do feel the scope of the petition was too great, the UK government would be very unlikely to make the jump to 100% legal immediately, however for there to not even be a debate is ridiculous.
Hahaha, there's been a few retaliatory petitions made after the response we received last week...
Some of the highlights I've seen are as follows:
Ban the Production and Sale of Alcohol and Classify it as a Class A Drug Now
Enforce mandatory drug tests for all Members of Parliament
Make it law to inform a jury of their powers of jury nullification
The use of Cannabis too be decriminalised for over 18/21's, and medical uses
I would love if these would get the same traction as the earlier one, and truly show the UK Government what we think of them telling us what we can and can't do!
Some of the highlights I've seen are as follows:
Ban the Production and Sale of Alcohol and Classify it as a Class A Drug Now
Enforce mandatory drug tests for all Members of Parliament
Make it law to inform a jury of their powers of jury nullification
The use of Cannabis too be decriminalised for over 18/21's, and medical uses
I would love if these would get the same traction as the earlier one, and truly show the UK Government what we think of them telling us what we can and can't do!
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Hopefully some progress happens for you Brits. Australia is scheduled to pass a medical bill to sell from pharmacies before christmas. At this stage the talk is medical oil capsules only.
Where'd ya here that Dingo ? State or Fed ?
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