No, but decriminalise drugs that offer medicinal benefits such as marijuana

I agree. Weed should be legalised in all parts of the uk for 18 and older as well as mushrooms. For their lower mortality rate and health benefits.

I think all drugs should be legalised. The government should not have control over people’s consciousness

Decriminalising all drugs would allow money to go back into the government via tax, take the power away from drug dealers and reduce stigma in those seeking help with addiction. It would also make using drugs safer.

Not everyone is gonna use it for the right reason there will be a increase in selling drugs and people will NOT use that for the right reason most of the time.

Sunak's likely deciding to reduce Inheritance Tax, that will benefit those who now pay it, but having especially the rich!

Education and addiction support need to be brought in with the decriminalisation of drugs and tax on drugs to fund the support and treatment.
This would be for things like marijuana, MDMA, Magic Mushrooms. I would still keep drugs like heroin, and Fentanyl illegal.

Decriminalisation aides to reduce stigma surrounding drug dependency. This makes it easier to access support and rehabilitation.

Drugs are personal choice, banning drugs is taking away more of our freedom, of which we don’t have much left in the country anyway

Marijuana is not lethal compared to prescribed drugs, alcohol and tobacco. The THC can help many patients from being drug dependent.

Marjuana has medicinal benefits but still holds highly addictive and nefaseous effects. However the goal of decriminalising all drugs is to enable addicts to recover without being criminalised and also stop illegal and dangereous trafficing. Decriminalising means more control and less addiction.

yes, because some drugs can benefit you and make you not do bad things i.e if mentally your not in a good place mentally and take marijuana it will clam you down make you tired and go sleep whereas if u didnt take that an d your really struggling mentally you might end up doing something life threatening.

As an adult I reserve the right to put any substance that I so desire into my body. The fact that it may lead to negative consequences is a risk that I have the knowledge and accountability to undertake responsibly. Alcohol can easily ruin one's life as well as that of nearby people, but we understand that people should be allowed to make their own decisions around it. The same logic should be applied to all intoxicants.

I believe its a good idea as its a non harmful drug, however marijuana substitutes such as mamba should still be illegal

Marajuana has been shown to have medicinal benefits and it is less harmful to use than other legalised "drugs" such as smoking and alcohol

Decriminalisation is a proven method of reducing drug taking, overdoses and needle sharing in countries like Portugal

Yes I suppose functioning drug use. It is safer for the public for the full legalisation of drugs. They can be taken in a controlled environment with safe product that does not threaten their lives. The tax from these products can be better spent in prevention that punishment and stops criminal gangs from benefitting from the plight of others. In other countries where this has been implemented with state run programs there have been an astounding decrease in drug related deaths as well an overall crimes committed. This is because drug addiction is a sickness not something that should be punished. If it can be cured, there is no need for unnecessary violent crimes to take place other than mental illness.

Yes absolutely, we should go further and legalise and tax the sale of Marijuana capitalist on the taxes and take the cash flow out of organized crime.

All substance abuse causes harm, decriminalisation makes it a public health issue and not a criminal issue.

Legalise all drugs. When's the last time you bought paracetamol from someone off the street? When you need paracetamol, you go to the store to buy it. You can be safe in knowing it's been produced, regulated, taxed and approved by many different processes. This could be the case for all drugs, and could kill the illegal drug market overnight.

There would be no incentive to buy substances illegally, and no market in producing the now legal drugs. The majority of illegal substances are currently produced with profit in mind, encouraging makers to cut corners whilst making them in order…  Read more to maximise on profit.

Alcohol is legal but has no health benefits and can be addictive,

Cannabis is illegal but can have health benefits and can be addictive

Doesn’t make sense not to decriminalize it we might as well make tax on it.

I believe it would stop or at least lower sex trafficking
Crime involving drugs
Take the power away from the criminals

i agree with that but if we were to be able to get people to pay the same rates as cigs compared to that you would have more money to spend on stuff like schools so you can educate people better on this sort of stuff

All drugs decriminalised and all currently illegal drugs that are beneficial to identified health conditions made freely available on prescription

Why marijuana and not other deugs who have shown medicinal benefits. Legalise all drugs, cut red tape and redirect all effort of the services involved in 'war on drugs' to other areas. Tax drug production and distribution. Let's move on it' 21st century

Because it is a legal medical aid in the uk proving to the government it helps also if you make it legal if taxed right you would get the country out of debt

All drugs decriminalised and all currently illegal drugs that are beneficial to identified health conditions made freely available on prescription

Portugal legalised all drugs in 2001 and it the data shows reduced overdosing, better rehabilitation and it helped to challenge the social stigma surrounding drug use which created safe spaces where people could get help without having to worry about getting into trouble with law enforcement.
It would also allow the government to regulate these drugs to help make them less dangerous to citizens.

Any criminalisation of illicit substances does not deter use, rather it puts the profits in the hands of criminality and causes further harm and exploitation. I am in favour of the Portugal model.

decriminalising all drugs is the better approach. by criminalising them we create a toxic environment where the effects of drugs on people are drastically amplified due to taboo and fear of law.

That's a good idea I like weed but could teenagers get their hands on it if it is not distributed correctly