Cannabis has long been known as one of the least
dangerous drugs to take and the dangers have often been compared to
smoking cigarettes, which are legal.
Now the government, the police and related organisations and the general
public have met eye to eye on this social issue and have decided that
it is a waste of time and money trying to police this peace loving
hippy drug. We can be sure that this decision was not made without
lengthy analysis and deliberation between all parties involved including
the general public.
There have been numerous public debates about this issue and popular
opinion almost always backed this move, in fact there are calls for
the government to take things even further.
How further? Well just to clarify things clearly. Cannabis has been
re-classified, from being a B CLASS drug to a C Class drug.
This means that you are in your legal right to use cannabis for medicinal
purposes, which means possession of small amounts of the drug which
are intended for your personal use is no longer a serious criminal
offence and you may not even face arrest for such an offence. Some
people are still not entirely satisfied with this landmark decision.
They are calling for an Amsterdam style approach, which would make
cannabis readily available in coffee shops and cafes. Although it
may be some time before we see bars and cafes selling a wide selection
of exotic hippy herbs in the middle of Soho, it’s not such an impossible
probability.
There are some very serious arguments for and against legalising cannabis.
The medical use of cannabis for pain relief in cases like multiple
sclerosis, cancer chemotherapy and epilepsy, has been justified by
a wide number of medical professionals.
These people have a lot to gain from the therapeutic properties that
cannabis has to offer and is a very legitimate argument for decriminalisation.
There is also the huge burden on taxpayers who have to fork out a
hell of a lot of money to fund the policing of cannabis. The process
of arresting someone and charging them is an extremely expensive procedure,
all in the name of a little green leaf, not to mention all the normally
law abiding citizens being labelled criminals for having a smoke now
and then.
However there are still sceptics who believe that it will be a total
disaster to go down that path. It will lead to mass useage of the
drug and children will have easy access to cannabis, which will result
in progression onto harder drugs like cocaine and heroine.
Now that’s deep! What do you think about this issue? Should the laws
be relaxed or should they be tightened? No matter what happens people
will still be using it to get high. ;-) |
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