tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post4092967801572894275..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: +++ New poll shows 70% of people want cannabis legalised +++Mark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-14391377098865189802011-10-18T15:26:36.503+01:002011-10-18T15:26:36.503+01:00http://www.idmu.co.uk/taxukcan.htm
£6.5 billion f...http://www.idmu.co.uk/taxukcan.htm<br /><br />£6.5 billion from cannabis regulationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-57963283870823132672010-08-10T00:57:38.731+01:002010-08-10T00:57:38.731+01:00@Matty-
"If some drugs are legalised I'd...@Matty-<br /><br />"If some drugs are legalised I'd prefer a system of individual licensing. That is, someone is permitted to use said drugs unless it means they become a public menace in which case they will be (initially) fined and then imprisoned for breaking the terms. They should also do this with alcohol."<br /><br />Interesting concept. I'm not sure I agree with the idea, but it really has given me food for thought. A consumption licence certainly would have benefits. As you point out, the concept would focus on personal actions after consumption as opposed to to drugs themselves. <br /><br />I could see this as an infringement of civil liberties, but it is certainly better than the current laws. <br /><br />I'm sure I will give your idea much thought, thank you for the post.Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-5916701796709189872010-07-12T19:30:18.608+01:002010-07-12T19:30:18.608+01:00@Disco Biscuit - you're probably confusing mep...@Disco Biscuit - you're probably confusing mephedrone with either methadone or methamphetamine (meth)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-2680407301932233242010-07-11T11:30:35.157+01:002010-07-11T11:30:35.157+01:00@Anon
"I think that people would happily pay ...@Anon<br />"I think that people would happily pay for a "home grow" licence of some sort, akin to a tv licence, with, say, a limit on the number of plants and a promise not to sell on.<br /><br />Not only would this provide an additional income for the state, but proceeds could go towards awareness programs and the health service in general to appease some of the public concerned with those factors."<br /><br />Some kind of "home grow" license for cannabis is quite a good idea. I'm hugely sceptical of all the talk of "awareness" programs and "education", though, because I think those are largely worthless. We've had decades of education about drugs - from scaremongering exaggeration of the negative effects to rational "plain speaking" honesty - and it doesn't seem to have made much difference. One reasons seems to be that the "problem" drug users/addicts are frequently generally badly educated and of low intelligence so educational programs don't get through to them. They're also easy to exploit by drug dealers who tend to flock to deprived areas. This is one of the reasons I find the idea that "spending money on education" will somehow mitigate the effects of legalisation a bit native.<br /><br />If some drugs are legalised I'd prefer a system of individual licensing. That is, someone is permitted to use said drugs unless it means they become a public menace in which case they will be (initially) fined and then imprisoned for breaking the terms. They should also do this with alcohol.Mattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-73430304271131353242010-07-11T11:19:06.585+01:002010-07-11T11:19:06.585+01:00If there's going to be a change in the drug la...If there's going to be a change in the drug laws then I think it ought to be like this - on a drug-by-drug basis. The laws probably need changing but I think those calling for "an end to prohibition" haven't really sat down and thought about this.<br /><br />As I usually say in these instances, before any change to legislation I'd like a wide-range of people consulted: drug experts, doctors, drug users, families of drug users, those who live in areas with high levels of illegal drug use, recovered drug addicts, the police, the judiciary. This isn't an "easy" issue with simple black/white morality and all bases should be covered. There's far too many instances of the sheltered middle-classes deciding they know what's best about things of which they know little. Before we even decide what we think, let's look at the issue properly.<br /><br />And, sadly, judging from many discussions I've had on this subject, it's clear that most people who are firmly decided one way or the other clearly haven't.Mattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-8263602176317558872010-07-10T21:39:34.729+01:002010-07-10T21:39:34.729+01:00Weird how more people think ecstasy should be ille...Weird how more people think ecstasy should be illegal than think mephedrone should be... meph is a really awful drug that does real harm; E doesn't.Disco Biscuitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-6321841211875315902010-07-10T12:35:00.807+01:002010-07-10T12:35:00.807+01:00End of prohibition scoring quite high on YourFreed...End of prohibition scoring quite high on YourFreedom too:<br /><br />http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/repealing-unnecessary-laws/repeal-drugs-prohibitionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-60423924744493969712010-07-09T19:47:20.051+01:002010-07-09T19:47:20.051+01:00As part of the light regulation it would be nice t...As part of the light regulation it would be nice to see the government adopt a similar approach to homegrown cannabis as homebrew alcohol, but perhaps with a slight taxation. <br /><br />I think that people would happily pay for a "home grow" licence of some sort, akin to a tv licence, with, say, a limit on the number of plants and a promise not to sell on. <br /><br />Not only would this provide an additional income for the state, but proceeds could go towards awareness programs and the health service in general to appease some of the public concerned with those factors.<br /><br />It's interesting to see California begin to take a new approach to cannabis while exploring the monetisation of the plant itself.<br /><br />Criminalisation of younger society on the basis that they are doing something which various drug control agencies have said is possibly less damaging than alcohol seems an archaic approach in these modern times and it also has the additional penalty of following these people through their lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-45192728397175989272010-07-09T17:27:48.251+01:002010-07-09T17:27:48.251+01:00Rather depressing to see that 65% of the sample st...Rather depressing to see that 65% of the sample still think outright prohibition is the best way to deal with heroin.<br /><br />More than with any other drug; the regulated supply of safe heroin to existing addicts would have wide-ranging social benefits, including less street-crime and burglaries. But people are still led towards supporting the same simplistic moral stances that have caused so much misery, illness and death for more than a generation.Ade Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167710264665141715noreply@blogger.com