The unknown unknowns; what and why they are.
There is no excuse for a policy that actually increases the amount of ignorance concerning the issue it claims to want to address, but that is what prohibition is designed to do.
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BBC 3: Cannabis, what’s the harm? – Pt 2; propaganda straight from the government.
It seems they simply don’t want to look at the real chaos they’ve caused, instead hoping to try to convince the public that the problem is people not obeying the prohibition law, rather than accepting that the situation is caused by that law. This programme by the BBC was a part of that deception attempt.
BBC 3: “Cannabis – what’s the harm?” and The Sun: survey.
Two media outlets not normally associated with presenting a complex view of the world had a go at doing just that this week – BBC 3 and The Sun!
The problem is politicians, not drugs.
Ex-Home Office Minister spills the beans about UK drugs policy and is shouted down by all the party leaders, now whoever would have expected that to happen?
2010 drugs strategy – forcing people to live a drug free life (but not alcohol)
This week saw the introduction of the 2010 drugs strategy; anyone hoping for a significant change of direction from the prohibition regime will be disappointed but not surprised.