In 1971 Parliament passed the Misuse of Drugs act which made the non-medical use of certain drugs illegal. The act classified the drugs into 3 penalty categories. Class A: Cocaine, crack, ecstasy, heroin, LSD, methadone, methamphetamine and magic mushrooms. Penalty: 6 Months to Life Class B: Amphetimine, barbiturates, codeine, ketamine, synthetic cannabinoids, mephedrone, methylone, methedrone and MDPV. Penalty: 3 Months to 14 Years. Class C: Anabolic steroids, benzodiazepines, GBL and GHB, khat and BZP. Penalty: 3 Months to 14 Years.
@8ZS9DGW2yrs2Y
Yes, and provide education and rehab for recovering addicts
Yes and improve education on drugs so people know what they’re getting into
No, but money should be put towards rehabilitation and drugs such as marijuana should be legal as it is less harmful than legal drugs such as alcohol
@8P32KJW3yrs3Y
No but decriminalise drugs that offer medical benefits and increase funding for prevention and rehabilitation
@8C82FDX4yrs4Y
Yes, but only in controlled environments
@9BN3YWS12mos12MO
Yes but tax the purchase
Yes, but as a first step to full legalisation ideally within some sort of multinational treaty, as decriminalisation does little to address the global issues of drug-related humanitarian and environmental harm
@8ZJ4Y4BLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
Making certain drugs (i.e cannabis) legal for medicinal use, for example the treatment of seizures
@8ZZGZR52yrs2Y
Yes, and we should provide support to drug users through addiction prevention and rehabilitation.
@8R6TZDG3yrs3Y
Yes, and make more support available for people with drug addictions.
No and increase punishment for dealers. Only exception would be highly regulated medicinal marijuana
@8KJS9694yrs4Y
I would decriminalise all drugs as I believe in putting the emphasis on rehabilitation and a new social care plan to help people understand the effects of drugs. I think by decriminalising all drugs, this will lead to the reduction in overdoses, HIV infections, and drug related crime.
@8PQQKK73yrs3Y
Yes that is exactly the thing we need to do Switzerland tried this in the 1980s when they had a heroine problem to amazing results. ( 50% drop in deaths by heroine overdoses is just one of the amazing results)
@8HRXTPN4yrs4Y
No, we should pass tougher drug laws No, and increase punishment for drug dealers No, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation No, but decriminalise drugs that offer medicinal benefits such as
@8PQQKK73yrs3Y
That would not work as we have been doing this for decades with no positive results. The way to go is harm reduction. ( helping people to deal with drugs and reducing the risks)
@8RXVKCT3yrs3Y
Yes, also,smoking tobacco and vaping should be illegal
@9LQMDG93 days3D
yes, I feel that drug abuse should be managed as a mental and physical health problem where the individual should not be punished but instead helped to find a way of drugs, which is tailored to the individual's situation and behaviour limitations. I am al for punishing criminals who are profiting off unclean, unregulated drugs including big corporations like big pharma should be penalised heavily if they are putting people at greater risk of harm than necessary in the aim if gaining more profit. also a new way to educate everyone about the use of long-term drug abuse which may include all types of drugs recreational and medical. To teach everything in moderation. Conduct more studies into long term drug use benefits and risks.
@9LNFM9Z7 days7D
most drugs including alcohol and class A and B, marijuana should be legalised for medicinal and recreational use
@9LMLQDH1wk1W
Government should have a monopoly on drugs, and they control how the drugs are made, and they should only be sold at licensed pharmacies
@9LLV9S61wk1W
I think a better solution would be to review each drug in turn and look to regulate and tax certain substances
@9LKZY8H 1wk1W
Yes, but only medicinal drugs, and there should be a larger freedom to do test which theorise bettering mental health
@9LKVTYD1wk1W
Only drugs with proven medicinal use and to be medically monitored and administered to be legalised.
@9LKT5DZ1wk1W
decriminalising medicinal drugs + increased addiction prevention and rehabilitation. generally improve things and drug use will decrease
@9LJTGJM2wks2W
I think marijuana should be available on the NHS, for people that need it. And more needs to be done to keep illegal drugs off the streets
@9LJN3GB2wks2W
Made it illegal for the government make it drug users can get what they need and there will be not dealers
@9LH6YGN2wks2W
My sympathies lie with the victims of drug induced crimes such as burglary and robbery. If all drugs were offered f.o.c. by government controlled clinics with the proviso that rehab clinic attendance was mandatory the market would be destroyed which makes supply source dry up for illegal use. Users have the option not to take harmful substances, but victims of the consequent crime have none.
@9LDRMDW3wks3W
Yes, and release those imprisoned for drug related offences and wipe clean the criminal records of those convicted in the past for drug related offences.
@9LD7R3S3wks3W
Yes for most drugs especially those that have medicinal benefits. Extremely harmful and addictive drugs should be criminalised. Regardless, increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation
Yes, for all drugs, and provide funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation, and additionally punish those dealing drugs harsher.
@9L9LYFB3wks3W
Yes, but first the correct support and rehabilitation programmes and facilities need to be put in place to support addicts
@9L99N233wks3W
Drug use for personal use could be decriminalise but people involing others suchs as selling, driving under the influence or causing public nuisance should be still illegal
@9L879JS4wks4W
YES very important to NOT hold the user accountable and we need more access to some substances on a legal level for cognative and behavial but after some research.
my advice look to the US Cannabis market first don't sell the LEAF only import the concentrate pre-distilled
see THC extract could become the new WINE in 200 years as the substance has a very spread out effect some gives muscel control so could be useful for MS sufferers or people. but autism and ADHD could also be treated with a threshold daily dose too.
but again i am aware abuse of substances can be harmful too we haven… Read more
@9L82H3B4wks4W
Where there is evidence from other places in the world that has done this, we should see if we could successfully apply this here - having taken into account all the factors like hospital admissions, addictions, deaths, legal system and prisons etc
@9L32M421mo1MO
It depends on what type of drug. For example cannabis, if it is bought from specific shops dedicated to seeking cannabis (similar to what the Netherlands have)
@9L2JL9XConservative1mo1MO
Decriminalise Drugs Like Marijuana But Increase Funding For Additction Prevention And Rehabilitation For Harsher Drugs Like LSD Or Cocaine.
@9KZM6FN1mo1MO
Decriminalise marijuana and offer this via the NHS where it can be taxed and some of the profits put back in to providing greater healthcare and training.
@9KZM56S1mo1MO
Yes, but only for Cannabis. Both medicinal and recreational. Psilocybin to be medicinal purposes as well.
@9KYNGTRConservative1mo1MO
Should be like Canada. Available to all to people don’t do it just because it’s behind a locked door
@9KYJVJ31mo1MO
Yes but for weed mainly or other drugs that have been proven to be not deadly/harmful and can have a medical benefit
@9KY94YD1mo1MO
We might as well. There are all sorts of drugs in the medical system that are already legal, but are more harmful than a lot of illegal drugs.
@9KX82G71mo1MO
Yes, but discourage recreational use and focus on prevention through education on effects to health and providing alternative support for managing problems
@9KWK2751mo1MO
Everything but weed and help people who do use drugs in mass amounts slowly not use as much and controll weed use
@9KSWXMF1mo1MO
I feel the government should legalise and regulate all currently illegal drugs while making it an offence to use non sanctioned sources of those drugs. increasing government revenue, decreasing the burden on the prison system and reducing the damage drugs do to society
@9KHJ8QP2mos2MO
Decriminalise some, but make sure that it is handled well and than rehab and similar is always available. Make sure that whatever is legalised isn't causing significant negative effect once legalised
@9KGF9XM2mos2MO
Yes because people will get access to drugs anyway. I believe that if they are suitably regulated by pharmaceutical companies and they aren’t being made for profit. I also believe that they should be an age limit
@9KFQFZS2mos2MO
Yes, but only weed should be decriminalised. As well as retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time for weed related crimes.
@9KDM9N52mos2MO
Only class c with strong restrictions on which one you can buy but anyone who sells it without license has a harsh punishment
@9K4Z6M52mos2MO
Yes, but with restrictions and taxations putting that tax into rehabilitation and addiction prevention.
@9K33F4J2mos2MO
We must focus efforts on understanding and treating the causes of drug use and not criminalising the symptom of drug use
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