[Politics] Cannabis to be reclassified as a Class B drug.

[endless psych]

Originally Posted by GoddamnElectric

Are these the same people who told us the Taliban were going to poison all the drugs? Wtf was that all about - I was at a gig once and the tannoy annoncer actually gave a shout out about it

If you mean the general category of scaremongerers then yes.

Aye, thats right. I would never begrudge an MS sufferer from their weed, doctors are happy to prescribe stronger things for lesser ailments after all. In fact the only problem I really have with cannabis and drugs in general is the proportion of users who do nothing else with their lives. All things in moderation. People who actually hold down an honest job and generally display some degree of social responsibility can happily do whatever they like, if you ask me.

and that proportion would be...

[MarkMono]

Wasters. I believe they come in many varieties.

Drug-taking wasters generally include: Smackheads, alcoholics and anyone who goes to Burger King more than once a day.

[GoddamnElectric]

Originally Posted by endless psych

and that proportion would be...

Shall we start a poll?
Professionally speaking I do tend to come into contact with those types more often than most. For me I'm looking at easily 90%. I'm aware that this is likely not typical for other people in other fields of work though.

[MarkMono]

Violent people are more likely to play violent computer games, not the other way round.

Its fair enough, I see causal links between my area being full of enthnic minorities and crime being rife. You have to look beyond the causal links though.

[Devastator]

Originally Posted by Potatojunkie

The current line of "take any drug and you will die immediately" could probably be improved upon, yes.

Here, it's been a while since you left school. My brother informs me they get "quite good" info on drugs these days. "Quite good" is about as passionate as he gets, being a 14 year old boy.

Originally Posted by Pier Angeli

I've noticed that Alternative Nation is a lot more drug tolerant these day (excluding Lev and McLeary, obv.)
Is it cos you lot are a bunch of pillheads now eh?

Some aye, others have kept their morals and not sold out.

[Zooropa]

Originally Posted by GoddamnElectric

I see Labour is making a big deal of how, since downgrading to Class C, stronger varieties of 'skunk' cannabis have become more prevalent (accounting for 80% of cannabis seized on the streets, according to the BBC), and it's this changing of the goalposts which apparently justifies the u-turn on policy. I'm curious now - knowing that quite a few forumers indulge in cannabis, can any of them actually shed some light on this? Is this actually true, or a load of complete nonsense? Are you or are you not buying the exact same thing you did 3 years ago?

Not to be pandantic - but it's not according to the BBC.
It's according to Jacqui Smith.

Ms Smith said this now accounted for 80% of the cannabis seized on the streets and the drug was nearly three times stronger than in 1995.

[I'm Your God Now]

Originally Posted by Zooropa

Not to be pandantic - but it's not according to the BBC.
It's according to Jacqui Smith.

I bet she smokes up every night as well.

[GoddamnElectric]

Originally Posted by Zooropa

Not to be pandantic - but it's not according to the BBC.
It's according to Jacqui Smith.

I based my comment on the little box of 'facts' to the right of the story text. They appear to be the BBC's own.

[endless psych]

Originally Posted by MarkMono

Its fair enough, I see causal links between my area being full of enthnic minorities and crime being rife. You have to look beyond the causal links though.

You sure you mean causal links and not correlative ones?

[metallideth]

Ask someone who's in their early 20s (the prime stoner age) if weed is "stronger" than it was a few years back and the chances are they'll answer yes. That's failing to take into account that this is because they've swapped the bumped-up OXO cubes of their youth for decent grass.

[endless psych]

Originally Posted by metallideth

Ask someone who's in their early 20s (the prime stoner age) if weed is "stronger" than it was a few years back and the chances are they'll answer yes. That's failing to take into account that this is because they've swapped the bumped-up OXO cubes of their youth for decent grass.

Good job that not how strength is measured then

(Although that said no one seems to be entirely sure how strength should be measured... and the figures never say how they were measured or provide historical comparisons... So really they might as well)

[metallideth]

Really, I wouldn't know a thing about cannabis...I just listen to Sabbath and Creedence for the buzz.

[MarkMono]

It should be noted that Britain has the lowest quality of hash in Europe. As a direct result of its illegalisation, funnily enough. If it wasn't for the fact that its now cut with brick dust and glass instead of henna and cornflour they might've actually achieved something, if only by accident.

Originally Posted by endless psych

You sure you mean causal links and not correlative ones?

Forgive me, I'm typing through extremely painful toothache.

[Zooropa]

Originally Posted by MarkMono

Forgive me, I'm typing through extremely painful toothache.

That's the hash.

[MarkMono]

Crashed my bike when I was drunk, ironically.