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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@962VZL82yrs2Y
Yes. There should be health clinics availible to provide people with safe equipment and an opt-in programmes to assist people become sober. There should also be significantly more tax on tobacco and alcohol and drugs like marajuiana should be heavily taxed and controlled.
@96244652yrs2Y
only for ones with proven medicinal benefits
@95ZN7VK3yrs3Y
No, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation and increase sentencing powers for convicted drug dealers
@8RBD3244yrs4Y
Don’t care if it’s legal or not
No, but decriminalise the drugs that offer medical benefits and also provide more funding towards prevention, addiction, mental health and rehab
@8PGTNFL4yrs4Y
No, retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time and provide help first and decriminalise drugs that offer medicinal benefits such as marijuana
Have the drug trade be government controlled so that jobs are created and illegal elements can't compete with them.
@8L8Y24M4yrs4Y
Yes but this should be done in a carefully controlled manner, lightweight drugs should be available from governmental or government authorised and regulated entities and more intensive drugs and their users should be in specialised care facilities for recovery and return to normal life. It should not be a free for all.
@8D2FGC35yrs5Y
Yes, Criminalising drugs only caused them to become more savage and dangerous
@996MPL62yrs2Y
Anyone caught importing class A drugs should suffer the Death penalty
@96SND392yrs2Y
Yes but not all drugs and those that are decriminalised sentences should retroactively be reduced
@8PGZTFZ4yrs4Y
No, reduce sentences and focus on help. Decriminalize drugs that offer medicinal benefits such as marijuana
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