• UK cannabis reclassification evidence a load of shit according to Prof. David Nutt
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[quote] The row over the reclassification of cannabis has been reignited after the government's chief drug adviser accused ministers of "devaluing" the evidence. Professor David Nutt, who heads the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, says it does not cause major health problems. He accused ex-home secretary Jacqui Smith, who reclassified the drug, of "devaluing" scientific research. The Home Office said these opinions "do not reflect the views of government". A spokesman said: "Prof Nutt's views are his own." He added: "The government is clear: we are determined to crack down on all illegal substances and minimise their harm to health and society as a whole." It comes after Prof Nutt used a lecture at King's College in London and briefing paper to attack what he called the "artificial" separation of alcohol and tobacco from other, illegal, drugs. Precautionary measure The professor said smoking cannabis created only a "relatively small risk" of psychotic illness, and claimed those who advocated moving ecstasy into Class B from Class A had "won the intellectual argument". Public concern over the links between high-strength cannabis, known as skunk, and mental illness led the government to reclassify cannabis to Class B from C last year. The decision was taken despite official advisers recommending against the change. Ministers said they wanted to make the move as a precautionary measure. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) review of cannabis classification, which was ordered in 2007, was the result of a "skunk scare", according to the professor. In his lecture and briefing paper, entitled Estimating Drug Harms: A Risky Business?, he repeated his claim that the risks of taking ecstasy are no worse than riding a horse. Prof Nutt also warned that the reclassification decision may lead to more people taking the drug. "It may be that if you move a drug up a class it has a greater cachet", he said, adding the government's approach "starts to distort the value of evidence". He cited research which "estimates that, to prevent one episode of schizophrenia, we would need to stop about 5,000 men aged 20 to 25 years from ever using the drug". He said skunk has been in wide usage for about 10 years but, he claims, there has been no upswing in schizophrenia. [B] The professor accepts cannabis can sometimes cause mental illness, but argues it is safer than tobacco and alcohol and, overall, does not lead to major health problems. [/B] [/quote] This professor is cool. He knows what he's talking about. It should be put back down to class C. [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8331038.stm[/url]
Incoming drug shitstorm, and the government can reclassify shit as it wants to he's just got mards on because they're not doing what he wants.
Preach it, doc! Weed ain't as bad as all that.
government do shit without evidence all the time, seeing as I'm not going to take weed, I don't care.
Guess he thought that professor was a NUTTcase :v:
smoke weed erryday
"The government is clear: we are determined to crack down on all illegal substances and minimise their harm to health and society as a whole." I think 11 year olds smoking ciggerettes is a little more important than cracking down on weed.
I guess you could say they're trying to [B][I]weed[/I][/B] out the drug users. :smug:
I love weed. A professor loves weed. It's all good.
I love when Professors and Doctors fucking burn politicians.
[QUOTE=:smug:;18076702]I guess you could say they're trying to [B][I]weed[/I][/B] out the drug users. :smug:[/QUOTE] I could but then I'd sound like a right dickhead
Just bloody legalize it
[QUOTE=abcpea2;18076895]I could but then I'd sound like a right dickhead[/QUOTE] You could say you'd sound like a.. dick[b]weed[/b]. :smug:
What a nutt :fuckyou:
This guy is arguing on entirely the wrong grounds. Who cares whether or not it's harmful? If people want to harm themselves to get high, that's their business, not the government's.
[QUOTE=markg06;18075526]Incoming drug shitstorm, and the government can reclassify shit as it wants to he's just got mards on because they're not doing what he wants.[/QUOTE] You are retarded, the gov work for it's people, it is not up to them alone to make the decisions. But that is what they do unfortunately.
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;18077744]This guy is arguing on entirely the wrong grounds. Who cares whether or not it's harmful? If people want to harm themselves to get high, that's their business, not the government's.[/QUOTE] Unfortunately, the government see it as SUPAR DANGEEROUS, and feel they need to protect us from ourselves. This is probably the only way that will actually get somewhere.
i like weed
Don't smoke weed at all, but they should really just legalise it, not going to even bother putting forward an argument.
I guess he stoned their evidence
The government need to get of their [i]high[/i] horse about this :smug:
This isn't going to help legalise cannabis, this'll just encourage the government to ban tobacco and alcohol.
This guy is Nutts.
[QUOTE=Splurgy;18078343]This isn't going to help legalise cannabis, this'll just encourage the government to ban tobacco and alcohol.[/QUOTE] Would not happen in a million years
[QUOTE=ryandaniels;18078354]This guy is Nutts.[/QUOTE] Captain Obvious, to the rescue!!
It's already legal to smoke weed here :smug: I don't smoke it, but a lot of people do.
[QUOTE=decilling;18077936]You are retarded, the gov work for it's people, it is not up to them alone to make the decisions. But that is what they do unfortunately.[/QUOTE] I didn't realise the government work for it is people, thanks for informing me of my most erroneous error.
[QUOTE=markg06;18079130]I didn't realise the government work for it is people, thanks for informing me of my most erroneous error.[/QUOTE] It is no problem. You can PM me and I will be happy to help you learn more interesting things.
Gordon Brown is an absolute fucking tool, he needs to die.
I can just see a future government announcing one day ... "You know what? You're right; cannabis [b]is[/b] as dangerous as smoking and alcohol. We'll ban those too!"
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