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Nobody will listen. A few years ago one of the UK's top advisors on drugs objected to the governments reclassification of cannabis from a class b to a class c d

Nobody will listen. A few years ago one of the UK's top advisors on drugs objected to the governments reclassification of cannabis from a class b to a class c drug. He was fired.[0] Governments don't care. They aren't there to do what's best for their citizens. They should be, but they aren't. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nutt#Dismissal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nutt#Dismissal

contingencies 12y ago
Maybe the UK and US are the worst offenders. Australia and New Zealand are very much more open, I suppose Canada is too. Outside of the west, I think that for instance China will listen. They've been involving foreign groups in their drug rehabilitation process reform for some years now.
- happyscrappy 12y ago
  The US has legalized marijuana in a few states and decriminalized it in half of the states. I guess you hadn't heard.
  - narag 12y ago
    The annoying thing is that other governments are pressured by the USA to keep criminalizing drugs, while the USA itself is decriminalizing it state by state.
    - happyscrappy 12y ago
      The states are in direct contravention of Federal laws. This will have to be dealt with eventually but the Feds are in no hurry because it is a losing case for them.
      - eli 12y ago
        Be very interesting to see what Congress ends up doing with DC, which recently decriminalized marijuana and has full legalization on the ballot for November. I don't think they'll ignore it, so the question is will they simply undo it or prevent the ballots from being counted (which they have the unique ability to do in DC) or whether this will prompt an actual debate on the role of the federal government in drug policy.
  - dang 12y ago
    > I guess you hadn't heard. This comment would be strictly better without that jab. Your point would be stronger too.
  - lilsunnybee 12y ago
    2 states legalized. Out of 50. Not exactly a tide of legalization.

contingencies 12y ago

Maybe the UK and US are the worst offenders. Australia and New Zealand are very much more open, I suppose Canada is too. Outside of the west, I think that for instance China will listen. They've been involving foreign groups in their drug rehabilitation process reform for some years now.

happyscrappy 12y ago
The US has legalized marijuana in a few states and decriminalized it in half of the states. I guess you hadn't heard.
- narag 12y ago
  The annoying thing is that other governments are pressured by the USA to keep criminalizing drugs, while the USA itself is decriminalizing it state by state.
  - happyscrappy 12y ago
    The states are in direct contravention of Federal laws. This will have to be dealt with eventually but the Feds are in no hurry because it is a losing case for them.
    - eli 12y ago
      Be very interesting to see what Congress ends up doing with DC, which recently decriminalized marijuana and has full legalization on the ballot for November. I don't think they'll ignore it, so the question is will they simply undo it or prevent the ballots from being counted (which they have the unique ability to do in DC) or whether this will prompt an actual debate on the role of the federal government in drug policy.
- dang 12y ago
  > I guess you hadn't heard. This comment would be strictly better without that jab. Your point would be stronger too.
- lilsunnybee 12y ago
  2 states legalized. Out of 50. Not exactly a tide of legalization.