I've been thinking over the very recently announced statement that cannabis is being downgraded in the UK from a class c drug to sit alongside anabolic steriods and growth hormones in terms of perceived seriousness.
Penalties for dealing the drug however have been inceased from a maximum of 5 to a max of 10 years in prison.
Now I'm in 2 minds about this whole thing. Like most people I smoked weed at art school - but I didn't like it - it made me sick. It also had zero effect on me. Also, it is a proven to provide relief for MS sufferers. My friend's mother - with advanced MS is involved trials, and it really seems to be making a huge difference to her mobility and pain. And, weed, unlike booze does not create anger, and thus people are not confrontational and angry as they can be when they drink.
But on the other hand - I hate drug culture what it stands for and what it leads to, and I'm not sure it this is opening a huge can of worms in terms of creating a drug-tollerating society in the UK.
I'd be interested to hear everyone's thoughts. What are drug laws like in various states/countries around the world?
Penalties for dealing the drug however have been inceased from a maximum of 5 to a max of 10 years in prison.
Now I'm in 2 minds about this whole thing. Like most people I smoked weed at art school - but I didn't like it - it made me sick. It also had zero effect on me. Also, it is a proven to provide relief for MS sufferers. My friend's mother - with advanced MS is involved trials, and it really seems to be making a huge difference to her mobility and pain. And, weed, unlike booze does not create anger, and thus people are not confrontational and angry as they can be when they drink.
But on the other hand - I hate drug culture what it stands for and what it leads to, and I'm not sure it this is opening a huge can of worms in terms of creating a drug-tollerating society in the UK.
I'd be interested to hear everyone's thoughts. What are drug laws like in various states/countries around the world?