Comments on: Reclassifying cannabis ‘would make no difference to young’ http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/reclassifying-cannabis-would-make-no-difference-to-young/ News and views from the Drug Education Forum Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: PM backs re-classifying cannabis « Drug Education News http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/reclassifying-cannabis-would-make-no-difference-to-young/#comment-11134 PM backs re-classifying cannabis « Drug Education News Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:38:50 +0000 http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/reclassifying-cannabis-would-make-no-difference-to-young/#comment-11134 [...] Reclassifying cannabis ‘would make no difference to young’ [...] [...] Reclassifying cannabis ‘would make no difference to young’ [...]

]]> By: The curious incident of young people’s reaction to the re-classification of cannabis « Drug Education News http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/reclassifying-cannabis-would-make-no-difference-to-young/#comment-10240 The curious incident of young people’s reaction to the re-classification of cannabis « Drug Education News Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:26:28 +0000 http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/reclassifying-cannabis-would-make-no-difference-to-young/#comment-10240 [...] SHEU The SHEU have published their thoughts on the classification of cannabis that I mentioned here: We have been collecting information from young people in school about their drug and other [...] [...] SHEU The SHEU have published their thoughts on the classification of cannabis that I mentioned here: We have been collecting information from young people in school about their drug and other [...]

]]> By: Peter O'Loughlin http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/reclassifying-cannabis-would-make-no-difference-to-young/#comment-9845 Peter O'Loughlin Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:04:59 +0000 http://drugeducationforum.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/reclassifying-cannabis-would-make-no-difference-to-young/#comment-9845 I'm inclined to agree with the author, reclassification isn't going to change the current pattern of use or the devastating outcomes of that use. At the risk of repeating myself it was sheer political expediency which led to the downgrading of this insidous drug, the truth is that evdence of the horrors we are witnessing now was available then, nevertheless that evidence was either suppressed, ignored, or shouted down by pro drug legalisers. The DoH are in denial about the escalating use, the so called evidence for their assertion being based on the flimsy British Crime Survey 'evidence', which apart from any other consideration re numbers and geographical areas 'selected' for survey, simply do not reach those people who are the biggest users of cannabis. On the other hand the continued growth of cannabis farms in th Uk is evidence of an expanding market. I’m inclined to agree with the author, reclassification isn’t going to change the current pattern of use or the devastating outcomes of that use.

At the risk of repeating myself it was sheer political expediency which led to the downgrading of this insidous drug, the truth is that evdence of the horrors we are witnessing now was available then, nevertheless that evidence was either suppressed, ignored, or shouted down by pro drug legalisers.

The DoH are in denial about the escalating use, the so called evidence for their assertion being based on the flimsy British Crime Survey ‘evidence’, which apart from any other consideration re numbers and geographical areas ’selected’ for survey, simply do not reach those people who are the biggest users of cannabis. On the other hand the continued growth of cannabis farms in th Uk is evidence of an expanding market.

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