One wonders why the U.K. has a drug advisory board if it doesn't
really want any advice.


"Gordon Brown came into power, he started preaching about being hard
on drugs, he started telling us he knew the science of drugs, he
started making ridiculous statements that skunk was lethal, and it was
pretty clear from that point that the Government wasn't actually
interested in evidence," he said.


australia
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/04/2733285.htm?section=world
'new' labour more interested in politics and propaganda...


""This is the first government that has gone against the advice of its
council, not only on cannabis, but also on ecstasy and also on magic
mushrooms.

"So it's very important that people like me stand up against them..."


""Do we want evidence in decision making or not? Why have an expert
panel if you're going to make it up anyway?

"What we're seeing is a kind of retrograde return to a kind of petty
politics where politics should divide on who's sort of more outrageous
in certain areas."

canada
http://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/columnists/mindelle_jacobs/2009/11/04/11628296-sun.html
"Our laws have nothing to do with health considerations or
pharmacology," says Benedikt Fischer, a drug policy expert at Simon
Fraser University. "It reflects politics from 100 years ago." 


One wonders why the U.K. has a drug advisory board if it doesn't
really want any advice.

"We cannot send out a message to young people that it's OK to
experiment with drugs and to move on to hard drugs," declared Prime
Minister Gordon Brown. "We have to send out a message to young people
that it's simply not acceptable."

What has Brown been smoking? Drug policy experts don't go around
promoting drug use


regards

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On 4 Nov, 12:27, abelard  wrote:
> One wonders why the U.K. has a drug advisory board if it doesn't
> really want any advice.
>
> "Gordon Brown came into power, he started preaching about being hard
> on drugs, he started telling us he knew the science of drugs, he
> started making ridiculous statements that skunk was lethal, and it was
> pretty clear from that point that the Government wasn't actually
> interested in evidence," he said.
>
> australiahttp://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/04/2733285.htm?section=world
> 'new' labour more interested in politics and propaganda...
>
> ""This is the first government that has gone against the advice of its
> council, not only on cannabis, but also on ecstasy and also on magic
> mushrooms.
>
> "So it's very important that people like me stand up against them..."
>
> ""Do we want evidence in decision making or not? Why have an expert
> panel if you're going to make it up anyway?
>
> "What we're seeing is a kind of retrograde return to a kind of petty
> politics where politics should divide on who's sort of more outrageous
> in certain areas."
>
> canadahttp://www.winnipegsun.com/comment/columnists/mindelle_jacobs/2009/11...
> "Our laws have nothing to do with health considerations or
> pharmacology," says Benedikt Fischer, a drug policy expert at Simon
> Fraser University. "It reflects politics from 100 years ago."
>
> One wonders why the U.K. has a drug advisory board if it doesn't
> really want any advice.
>
> "We cannot send out a message to young people that it's OK to
> experiment with drugs and to move on to hard drugs," declared Prime
> Minister Gordon Brown. "We have to send out a message to young people
> that it's simply not acceptable."
>
> What has Brown been smoking? Drug policy experts don't go around
> promoting drug use
>
> regards
>
> --
> web site atwww.abelard.org- news comment service, logic, economics
>  energy, education, politics, etc over 1 million document calls in year past
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------->   all that is necessary for       []     walk quietly and carry
>   the triumph of evil is that     []           a big stick.
>   good people do nothing     []    trust actions not words
>                     only when it's funny -- roger rabbit
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/uknews/6494926/Carnage-UK-Students-drink-and-party-in-Brighton.html?image=8

Says it all.

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:27:27 +0100, abelard 
wrote:

>


>
>"We cannot send out a message to young people that it's OK to
>experiment with drugs and to move on to hard drugs," declared Prime
>Minister Gordon Brown. "We have to send out a message to young people
>that it's simply not acceptable."
>
>What has Brown been smoking? Drug policy experts don't go around
>promoting drug use
>
HAve you noticed how much Brown looks and sounds like Widdecombe but
without the bottled blond look?