Today's cannabis debate shows how irrational Westminster has become

Cannabis is the great snickering joke of drug laws
Politico (UK)
Monday, October 12, 2015

We are witnessing a policy failure of epic proportions, and the debate parliament holds – one it has been forced to hold by public petition – will be conducted with a handful of MPs in a legislative attic. Cannabis is the great snickering joke of drug laws, which are in themselves a disaster. The failure of attempts to control it over the last 50 years means it is socially very widely accepted and available almost everywhere, writes Ian Dunt. (Tory minister slammed for 'ignoring evidence' drug should be legalised)

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