Today, the House of Lords of the British Parliament approved the Government's proposal to reclassify cannabis as a dangerous drug Class B as well as amphetamines and speed, against the recommendations of its own Advisory Council on drug abuse (ACMD). Cannabis was previously classified as a Class C drug, one of those the government considers them less likely to cause damage.
The vote provoked an angry response from senior members of the UK scientific community.
In a letter to Guardian , the scientists wrote that "clearly ACMD recommended, for the third time in the last six years that cannabis remain a class C drug, and did so after reviewing all the available evidence and the last on the short- and long-term risks on health and social harm, public attitudes and policing priorities. "The report's recommendations ACMD, prepared at the request of the Home Office, argue against" increasing criminalization of possession, "said the letter
scientists also warn of dangers to the credibility of the drug classification system: . " Reclassification would send an ambiguous message about the dangers of the current class of drugs B "signatories to the letter include David King and Robert May, former head of government scientific advisers;. Colin Blakemore, a member of the Political Committee on Drugs UK and former Director of the medical research Council, and Gabriel Horn, president of the Academy of medical sciences Task Force on brain science, addiction and Drugs.
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