Brits Copycat U.S. D.E.A.th... A-Motivated?

DdC

God Save the Daily Mail -
the new Queen of England is apparently yellow journalism

DWR Via NORML
It's Official: Gordon Brown and Jacqui Smith Have Lost Their Minds

Yep, despite all the evidence and the science,
British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is calling for cannabis
to be re-classified back up to "B" from "C." Pete Guither

That is a huge assumption by NORML...
Like British copycat Reefer Madness,
The Governments B&S even having minds is just theory.
Re-scheduling was a foregone conclusion.
The goal/agenda all along.
Theory or rather, conjecture, is all the evidence they have
so it must not be a very important part of the equasion there,
as it isn't here.
Just taking it from the people,
not the government cash register.
Which is less un-civilized than U.S. D.E.A.th. DdC

Reefer madness across the pond
The BBC is understood to be keen to show the film on the eve of a decision by Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, to recriminalise cannabis by upgrading it from C to B status. Her decision is expected in the spring.

Expert Advisers Threaten Revolt By James Randerson
Guardian Unlimited, Science January 14, 2006 United Kingdom
Members of a top drug advisory panel who wrote a secret report to the home secretary on cannabis may resign if the government reclassifies the drug to class B, the Guardian has learned. They are concerned that Charles Clarke is considering upgrading cannabis and say this would be in direct contradiction to the findings of their unpublished report. They say such a move would set a "damaging precedent", and that their report - which the Guardian has seen - explicitly rules out reclassification.

"mind"
the element or complex of elements in an individual that feels,
perceives, thinks, wills, and especially reasons...
--Merriam-Webster Dictionary

DdC

Pot Potency? Boomers' blissfully unfazed by facts (thread)

This is not your father's marijuana. Or your mother's. And that's the problem. A generation that often viewed marijuana use with a casual eye is now old enough to have kids who may be experimenting with the drug themselves. But their own experiences with pot are keeping them from having an accurate perception about use of the drug these days.
--Michael Pound
Beaver County Times November 07, 2005

Average Pot Potency No Stronger, Study Says
July 1, 2004 - Lisbon, Portugal
The overall strength of marijuana available in Europe has remained stable despite claims from US officials and others that it has increased significantly in recent years, according to a study released this week by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

NORML Responds To White House's 'Potent Pot' Scare Campaign
CN Source: Paul Armentano April 25, 2007 Washington, DC, USA

Talking points responding to the "potent pot" scare may be found in the 2005 edition of the NORML Truth report

Marijuana is ten times more dangerous than twenty years ago.
--Presidential candidate Bill Clinton 1992

Drugwar Distortion 11: Marijuana Potency

False: Federal research shows that the average potency of cannabis in the US has increased very little. According to the federal Potency Monitoring Project...

Parents are often unaware that today's marijuana is different from that of a generation ago, with potency levels 10 to 20 times stronger than the marijuana with which they were familiar.
John P. Walters, US Drug Czar
01 May 2002 Washington Post, p. A25

Is marijuana more potent today than in the past?

Potency is a red herring. Average use today may be of marijuana that is about 2 to 3 times as potent as decades ago but users simply use less to get the same effect with less smoke. Even 30 years ago, much more potent strains than are normally used today were available, but were seldom used. As with alcohol and tobacco, users generally prefer milder versions.

David · Bard Joined: 28 Sep 2003 Posts: 1261

Teenagers of today are binge drinking, why do they not drink pure alcohol?

How strong is Cannabis oil?

The theory I have heard is the raise in the classification is because all the forces are now smoking, Gordon and Jacqui the new rulers of Britain do not like this and have to put their foot down, the controlled becoming uncontrollable, what ever next, mass revolt.