Soft Approach To Cannabis Said Working In The UK

[indigobusiness]

The reclassification of cannabis from a class B to a class C drug has been as openly welcomed as it has been vilified.

At a Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) meeting yesterday, the general consensus was that this move had been a positive one.

Reshard Auladin, Deputy Chair of the MPA said, “Most violent crimes in the capital are linked to alcohol. I have never seen an incident where an assault has been linked to cannabis. A fortune is spent bringing people to court and then they can be fined as little as £25.”

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[Village Idiot]

1. It's a sham - just a money grab!!!

The have essentially reduced possession to a fine, and beefed up the penalties for trafficking to the same standard as Herion or Cocaine trafficking...

[indigobusiness]

2. Trafficking is different than using

and often involves the same networks for hard and soft drugs.

Getting off the backs of the people, and not putting kids in jail,
is a step in the right direction. It is a process, and though not yet perfect, is no sham.

Eventually, trafficking will be obselete.

[teryang]

3. What would the police do without cannabis?

The pungent odor gives them license to search people, cars, motel rooms, and homes without a warrant. They'll never give it up, not here in Florida anyway.

[indigobusiness]

4. I remember a truism from back in the day...

Something like...cops have the best smoke.

The truth of it all is so bizarre.