Why the government needs a kick up the backside Recently, a campaign by the Independent on Sunday newspaper to decriminalise cannabis gained a considerable amount of momentum, and culminated in a well attended rally in Trafalgar square. Sadly the editor of the paper left shortly afterwards and the campaign seems to have stalled for the moment. However, it's my belief that the case for legalization of cannabis is so strong that it will almost certainly happen by the end of the next parliament. If this isn't an indicator that the current law is outdated and unworkable then I don't know what is. The amount of damage caused to people's lives by alcohol is and will always be several orders of magnitude greater than the damage cannabis could ever cause.
Cigarettes are addictive and a lot more poisonous than cannabis.
I will never, ever forgive this government if it is not legalized by the next election and I urge everyone to take the same stance. However, while I'll be very glad when marijuana is legalised, I'll be far from satisfied. I won't be happy until a number of other drugs are legalised too. I can't see any good reason why Ecstasy and Cocaine shouldn't be legalised either. While I consider Amphetamines, crack Cocaine and Heroin to be dodgy drugs which I wouldn't take myself, I also cannot really justify keeping them illegal.