Jerry Kraus wrote:
> On May 7, 10:12 am, b...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(B1ackwater) wrote:
>> BBC
>> Cannabis is to be reclassified as a class B drug, Jacqui Smith has
>> said.
>>
>> The home secretary said that because of the "increased strength" of
>> some types, she wanted to reverse Tony Blair's 2004 downgrading of the
>> drug to class C.
>>
>> She highlighted "uncertainty at the least" on the future impact on
>> young people's mental health from cannabis.
>>
>> Her statement to MPs came despite the Advisory Council on the Misuse
>> of Drugs' review - commissioned by Gordon Brown - saying it should
>> stay class C.
>>
>> - - - - -
>>
>> Gee ... and here we thought they were wising-up in the UK.
>>
>> Looks like "Drug-Wars Forever", even in the supposedly
>> sensible countries.
>>
>> Guess they needed more excuses to grind the poor and the
>> immigrants under the boot-heel ...
>
> Why would you expect Marijuana use to be greater among the poor than
> the rich?
The rich unless non-white are seldom the victims of law
enforcement excesses and if arrested and charged can afford lawyers
of high enough quality to avoid great discomfiture. Unless they
are in entertainment. Then with the great prominence they might
enjoy they are usually made examples of.
later
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It is by the beans of cocoa that the thoughts acquire speed,
the thighs acquire girth, the girth become a warning.
It is by theobromine alone I set my mind in motion."
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