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.
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Only for low level drugs and only if it did not lead to major increases in drug taking. Maintain hard line on drug dealers and their supply chain.
@9XDM9865mos5MO
No, we should pass tougher drug laws, increase punishement for drug dealers and increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation.
@9QR8N299mos9MO
Decriminalise drugs that offer medicinal benefits and reduce sentences for users and increase funding for rehabilitation.
@9QLZC3BLiberal Democrat9mos9MO
Yes, for most but not all drugs; and sentences should be retroactively be reduced to alleviate the overcrowding of prisons
@9QGDN3Y 9mos9MO
Yes, but only if the use, manufacture and distribution of narcotics is strictly regulated to ensure human safety.
@9PXVF4X9mos9MO
Yes but limit areas people can use drugs in the community eg not in childrens play area or public areas
@9KY94YD1yr1Y
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.
Not if they had no out and they are homelss they should not be punished and should be helped out of their situation,
@9GKQMGK1yr1Y
Have Drug "safe havens”, which is also like a pharmacy, where people who wish to use illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals. They can knock themselves out with as much or as little as they like, as often as they like. That way, it removes the black market, any money made goes back to the government.
@9G5MCLJ1yr1Y
Decriminalise drugs that offer true medicinal benefits, increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation, but for pass tougher drug laws for criminal drugs. The medicinal drugs must be administered legally, and any individual found with illegal drugs, should be warned and fined, and if again, detained. Police time, effort and resources can be spent on taking down continuing drug dealers rather than users or other crimes
@9FBQXP92yrs2Y
Decriminalisation of drugs for those addicted to drugs or for those engaged in small drug offences. Drug dealers who traffic or who sell large amounts of drugs should be heavily prosecuted.
@9NJQ7XHLibertarian10mos10MO
Not personally but decriminalize anyway and give people personal freedom to choose if they want to take drugs or not
@96JSFKN2yrs2Y
Drugs should be decriminalised but only for medical use such as cannabis
@96DY59K2yrs2Y
Yes because the crime of illigal drug crim will go down, people will be more educated and it won’t be bad stuff like mixed with rat poison and it should be in pharmacies with info abt it
@95GDKV53yrs3Y
yes however information should be easily accessible through schools and other similar places so people understand what each drug does so they can make these decisions for themselves
@95BRHC73yrs3Y
Yes, The can kill people
@9594YRN3yrs3Y
Reduce the negative affect that drugs possess and ban those that can't.
@92QK6MG3yrs3Y
If it helps medically then no
@92Q4R863yrs3Y
Not interested in this no opinion
@8YLJ8SF3yrs3Y
Yes, and create services to assist with addiction and strengthen the state funded safety net to end homelessness and poverty.
@8Y4YTS23yrs3Y
Yes. But only for naturally grown substances in controlled and well-educated environments.
@8TQK23F4yrs4Y
Yes, but not for all drugs and decrease the time for those already sentenced
Decriminalise drugs that offer medicinal benefits like marijuana and increase rehabilitation and addiction centre fundings
@8RFPRXF4yrs4Y
Apart from ones with medical uses they should be allowed but people should have the option to go to rehabilitation rather then prison
Decriminalise drugs such as marijuana with medical benefits but also give better rehabilitation
@9BTFJQKConservative2yrs2Y
Apply tax and allow for them to be consumed in safe environments
@9BD4Q5D2yrs2Y
Yes, but only for drugs with medicinal benefits, only given by a medical professional. Punishment for those with it without exemption.
@97VQNVL2yrs2Y
yes, but only for drugs that can be used for medical use like weed
@97TN9GJ2yrs2Y
Decriminalisation and more budget for addiction recovery research and education
Yes, for some drugs, but they should be taxed
@8Q3JLHLConservative4yrs4Y
Yes but only if they can be safely regulated
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