Bradford police warning over Rockstar drug danger (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

The legalisation of cannabis wouldn't take drugs out of the hands of criminals, it would simply encourage more products such as this (and at pocket-money prices) and they would be marketed as "a better high".
Meanwhile the crooks would easily undercut the prices at legal cannabis outlets, much like the situation now with tobacco, where in some communities a very high percentage of it is illegally imported and unregulated.

Yet another consequence of prohibition. Is this what Theresa May meant when she said "drugs policy is working"?

Albion. wrote:
The legalisation of cannabis wouldn't take drugs out of the hands of criminals, it would simply encourage more products such as this (and at pocket-money prices) and they would be marketed as "a better high".
Meanwhile the crooks would easily undercut the prices at legal cannabis outlets, much like the situation now with tobacco, where in some communities a very high percentage of it is illegally imported and unregulated.

The only way criminals would be able to undercut a taxed and regulated cannabis market would be if the government were to set the tax to high and that would be totally stupid hence likely to happen under current misleadership. There is no way that the current cannabis farms would be able to compete with licensed commercial growers in either price or levels of production and with the commercial growers setting the benchmark for quality anyone trying would have to put a great deal of effort in to selling their inferior product.

Drugs policies don't work. If they did work, we wouldn't have junkies and smack heads walking amongst us!

Drugs are big business. Enforcement of crime fighters and anti drug initiatives are also big business....the cops and the govt would be bust without the confiscation of drug/illegal assets. I smell that dirty rat!

Glad i grew up but i was silly when younger with recreational drugs as most folk are who go clubbing new the risks but just carried on regardless bit daft when i look back and think about it

WHATS THE BEST THING TO DO! CATCH THEM AND NAME AND SHAME THEM!
HOW EASY

The fact it's the police rather than the NHS warning of drug dangers is symptomic of the current (wrong) approach.
Drug misuse should be regarded as a medical issue - much as alcohol and tobacco misuse

Albion. wrote:
The legalisation of cannabis wouldn't take drugs out of the hands of criminals, it would simply encourage more products such as this (and at pocket-money prices) and they would be marketed as "a better high".
Meanwhile the crooks would easily undercut the prices at legal cannabis outlets, much like the situation now with tobacco, where in some communities a very high percentage of it is illegally imported and unregulated.

Such a comment from a self-confessed long-term cannabis user is beyond the ridiculous! Pure theatre, pmsl!

I think if a proper discussion with the facts was initiated then perhaps we could get the truth

If people are stupid enough to swallow fancy pills when they don't have a clue what they contain, I don't know what the solution is.
The police can't be everywhere at the same time, and the government don't have an answer.
The only possible solution is education, but there will alwayts be some stupid idiot who will try it, just to see what happens, and by then it could be too late to save them.

I was on the Online question and answer session with WYP the other night where I was told "we don't have anything like the same amount of crime surrounding class B drugs."

Alcohol related hospital admissions have topped 1 million a year, for cannabis they are around 750.

Yes there are some dodgy substances out there both illegal and legal but to use this as an means to mislead the public into believing that cannabis use is in any way the same as ingesting some chemical sold as plant food is cynical in the extreme. WYP shame the conversation ended so soon it was just getting interesting
“These drugs are often manufactured in poorly equipped labs overseas without quality control or proper safety measures. “
Cannabis is grown in a plant pot under some lights. The only safety measures needed are to ensure you don't get your door kicked down and your plants stolen by thugs who will often assault you in your own home in the process and kidnap you. I think I'm using the correct terminology

RollandSmoke wrote:
I was on the Online question and answer session with WYP the other night where I was told "we don't have anything like the same amount of crime surrounding class B drugs."

Alcohol related hospital admissions have topped 1 million a year, for cannabis they are around 750.

Yes there are some dodgy substances out there both illegal and legal but to use this as an means to mislead the public into believing that cannabis use is in any way the same as ingesting some chemical sold as plant food is cynical in the extreme. WYP shame the conversation ended so soon it was just getting interesting
“These drugs are often manufactured in poorly equipped labs overseas without quality control or proper safety measures. “
Cannabis is grown in a plant pot under some lights. The only safety measures needed are to ensure you don't get your door kicked down and your plants stolen by thugs who will often assault you in your own home in the process and kidnap you. I think I'm using the correct terminology

I can see both side of the arguements. Whilst legalisation of some drugs such as weed would bring in tax, create jobs and improve quality you just need to look at how the Dutch are now changing their ways as it isnt working.

Its a tricky one although the idea of medicinal cannabis being dealt properly (not like in California as thats a joke) should be used to treat some illnesses.

This also isnt about Labour / Conservative etc etc etc either as no government will even dream of legalising it

Andy2010 wrote:

RollandSmoke wrote:
I was on the Online question and answer session with WYP the other night where I was told "we don't have anything like the same amount of crime surrounding class B drugs."

Alcohol related hospital admissions have topped 1 million a year, for cannabis they are around 750.

Yes there are some dodgy substances out there both illegal and legal but to use this as an means to mislead the public into believing that cannabis use is in any way the same as ingesting some chemical sold as plant food is cynical in the extreme. WYP shame the conversation ended so soon it was just getting interesting
“These drugs are often manufactured in poorly equipped labs overseas without quality control or proper safety measures. “
Cannabis is grown in a plant pot under some lights. The only safety measures needed are to ensure you don't get your door kicked down and your plants stolen by thugs who will often assault you in your own home in the process and kidnap you. I think I'm using the correct terminology

I can see both side of the arguements. Whilst legalisation of some drugs such as weed would bring in tax, create jobs and improve quality you just need to look at how the Dutch are now changing their ways as it isnt working.

Its a tricky one although the idea of medicinal cannabis being dealt properly (not like in California as thats a joke) should be used to treat some illnesses.

This also isnt about Labour / Conservative etc etc etc either as no government will even dream of legalising it

It's damage limitation, yes we would all prefer that kids didn't do drugs at all but if by experimenting with a drug less harmful than alcohol they are brought into contact with people who will offer or push harder substances their way then we fail them. If they are ingesting toxic substances believing they are doing the right thing by staying on the right side of the law that failure becomes unacceptable.

RollandSmoke wrote:

Andy2010 wrote:

RollandSmoke wrote:
I was on the Online question and answer session with WYP the other night where I was told "we don't have anything like the same amount of crime surrounding class B drugs."

Alcohol related hospital admissions have topped 1 million a year, for cannabis they are around 750.

Yes there are some dodgy substances out there both illegal and legal but to use this as an means to mislead the public into believing that cannabis use is in any way the same as ingesting some chemical sold as plant food is cynical in the extreme. WYP shame the conversation ended so soon it was just getting interesting
“These drugs are often manufactured in poorly equipped labs overseas without quality control or proper safety measures. “
Cannabis is grown in a plant pot under some lights. The only safety measures needed are to ensure you don't get your door kicked down and your plants stolen by thugs who will often assault you in your own home in the process and kidnap you. I think I'm using the correct terminology

I can see both side of the arguements. Whilst legalisation of some drugs such as weed would bring in tax, create jobs and improve quality you just need to look at how the Dutch are now changing their ways as it isnt working.

Its a tricky one although the idea of medicinal cannabis being dealt properly (not like in California as thats a joke) should be used to treat some illnesses.

This also isnt about Labour / Conservative etc etc etc either as no government will even dream of legalising it

It's damage limitation, yes we would all prefer that kids didn't do drugs at all but if by experimenting with a drug less harmful than alcohol they are brought into contact with people who will offer or push harder substances their way then we fail them. If they are ingesting toxic substances believing they are doing the right thing by staying on the right side of the law that failure becomes unacceptable.

I totally agree although the effects of so called lesser drugs such as weed although not on par with alcohol and the rest of em can still be damaging.

Proper debate needs to happen on all drugs, rational and honest. There is so much mis information.