TL;DR:
- Put your joint down.
- Enter your postcode to find your local MP.
- Copy the email address of your local MP and create a new email.
- Copy and paste the email template from this word document into the email.
- Edit the sections to your own name, address, and email address. Send.
- Upvote this post for visibility, perhaps share to other social media.
What's happening?
There is a new bill called the Problem Drug Use Bill, which has had its first reading at the House of Commons. The date of the second reading is TBC.
My opinion: This isn't just some petition that will receive a standard, automated, bullshit response on the government website. This is a bill being discussed by MPs and is in the beginning stages of making its way through the system. Displaying public support of the bill to MPs across the country could make a difference.
What is its impact and why should you contact your MP?
>The Bill is a ‘Private Members’ Bill’, and does not have the backing of the Government. Such Bills rarely progress into law in tabled form, but they can have significant influence on parliamentary debate and legislation — providing a rallying point for MPs from all parties who support reform. Where parliamentary and public support is evident Private Members' Bills can more commonly prompt Government to propose their own similar legislation, or adopt parts of the Bill in other forms.
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>Key to maximising impact of the Bill is building parliamentary support so we urge you to contact your MP and encourage them to support the Bill and engage with the ideas and proposals it contains. The Bill’s second reading debate will be announced in due course and will be the first key opportunity for parliamentary engagement.
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>The Bill presents a unique opportunity, on the Misuse of Drugs Act’s 50th anniversary, to challenge its conceptual and institutional failings, expose it to some long overdue scrutiny, and address the immediate crisis as well as preparing the ground for longer term structural reforms.
What does the bill propose?
[Full text of the bill here](https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill
... keep reading on reddit ➡https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2021-0090/
Just wanting to let everyone know, in 2011, the Law Commission performed a review into the Misuse of Drugs Act 2011. On Page 23 in the Summary of Recommendations, it states:
Chapter 4 R1 (Recommendation 1): The Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 should be repealed and replaced by a new Act , which should be administered by the Ministry of Health.
https://www.lawcom.govt.nz/sites/default/files/projectAvailableFormats/NZLC%20R122.pdf
I know i'm being salty, and yes I don't mind the odd drink here and there however with such a BS response from that petition this morning i was just compelled to create this petition to display the absolute hypocrisy in their own words
>Make Alcohol a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
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>Make alcohol a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as there is clear scientific and medical evidence that alcohol is a harmful drug which can damage people’s mental and physical health, and harms individuals and communities.
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>Current policies send the wrong message to the public, especially young and vulnerable people.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/270361/sponsors/new?token=I1fMVkAF5IkZUG9nynB
Not a serioius petition, thought it was be amusing to see what their response is, once peition hits 5 signs then I will update with public peition link :)
EDIT: "5 people have supported your petition so far. We’re checking your petition to make sure it meets the petition standards. If it does, we’ll publish it"...this should be interesting, and for those who question why i'm doing this - like I said i'm salty and the BS stinks to strong - it will be wasted time however, hey atleast it doesn't cause as much harm as cannabis does - am i right? ;)
EDIT 04/09/19: Petition has gone live: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/270361
just wanting opinions from members of this sub on whether Cannabis Oil like the Rick Simpson Oil/Phoenix Tears or Cannabis Extracts belong in the Class B classification under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975?
Report
I compared PSNI data (available on OpenDataNI) on stop and searches under the Misuse of Drugs Act with statistics about drug usage in the UK by demographic, and found that they were drastically different with the available data - indicating that the powers given to the police under this legislation enable discrimination against / in favour of certain demographics.
Summary:
I analysed PSNI stop & search interactions under the drugs misuse act, believing that the vague wording (e.g. "If a constable has reasonable grounds to suspect that any person is in possession of a controlled drug") allows for ease of abuse of the powers given to police under this act.
To see if this seemed to be the case, I compared demographics of people that were stopped and/or searched under this legislation with the expected demographics (in order to match drug usage statistics).
Overall, the analysis based on 2016/17 data shows there is a large bias (~5.4x predicted) against men in PSNI stop and searches[1] under the drug misuse act as well as a lesser bias (~1.6x predicted) against young people.
This analysis accounts for the different drug usage ratios[2] between men and women and 'young' and 'old' people, and assumes that the ideal/predicted number of stop and search interactions should be proportional to the usage ratios.
Redoing the analysis with 2017/2018 data shows an increase in bias towards both of these groups, especially the bias against young people.
*Edit: thanks to whoever gilded this :)
See title
TL;DR:
- Put your joint down.
- Enter your postcode to find your local MP.
- Copy the email address of your local MP and create a new email.
- Copy and paste the email template from this word document into the email.
- Edit the sections to your own name, address, and email address. Send.
- Make this post visible, and perhaps share to other social media.
What's happening?
There is a new bill called the Problem Drug Use Bill, which has had its first reading at the House of Commons. The date of the second reading is TBC.
My opinion: This isn't just some petition that will receive a standard, automated, bullshit response on the government website. This is a bill being discussed by MPs and is in the beginning stages of making its way through the system. Displaying public support of the bill to MPs across the country could make a difference.
What is its impact and why should you contact your MP?
>The Bill is a ‘Private Members’ Bill’, and does not have the backing of the Government. Such Bills rarely progress into law in tabled form, but they can have significant influence on parliamentary debate and legislation — providing a rallying point for MPs from all parties who support reform. Where parliamentary and public support is evident Private Members' Bills can more commonly prompt Government to propose their own similar legislation, or adopt parts of the Bill in other forms.
>
>Key to maximising impact of the Bill is building parliamentary support so we urge you to contact your MP and encourage them to support the Bill and engage with the ideas and proposals it contains. The Bill’s second reading debate will be announced in due course and will be the first key opportunity for parliamentary engagement.
>
>The Bill presents a unique opportunity, on the Misuse of Drugs Act’s 50th anniversary, to challenge its conceptual and institutional failings, expose it to some long overdue scrutiny, and address the immediate crisis as well as preparing the ground for longer term structural reforms.
What does the bill propose?
Full text of the bill here. Key
... keep reading on reddit ➡TL;DR:
- Put your joint down.
- Enter your postcode to find your local MP.
- Copy the email address of your local MP and create a new email.
- Copy and paste the email template from this word document into the email.
- Edit the sections to your own name, address, and email address. Send.
- Make this post visible, and perhaps share to other social media.
What's happening?
There is a new bill called the Problem Drug Use Bill, which has had its first reading at the House of Commons. The date of the second reading is TBC.
My opinion: This isn't just some petition that will receive a standard, automated, bullshit response on the government website. This is a bill being discussed by MPs and is in the beginning stages of making its way through the system. Displaying public support of the bill to MPs across the country could make a difference.
What is its impact and why should you contact your MP?
>The Bill is a ‘Private Members’ Bill’, and does not have the backing of the Government. Such Bills rarely progress into law in tabled form, but they can have significant influence on parliamentary debate and legislation — providing a rallying point for MPs from all parties who support reform. Where parliamentary and public support is evident Private Members' Bills can more commonly prompt Government to propose their own similar legislation, or adopt parts of the Bill in other forms.
>
>Key to maximising impact of the Bill is building parliamentary support so we urge you to contact your MP and encourage them to support the Bill and engage with the ideas and proposals it contains. The Bill’s second reading debate will be announced in due course and will be the first key opportunity for parliamentary engagement.
>
>The Bill presents a unique opportunity, on the Misuse of Drugs Act’s 50th anniversary, to challenge its conceptual and institutional failings, expose it to some long overdue scrutiny, and address the immediate crisis as well as preparing the ground for longer term structural reforms.
What does the bill propose?
Full text of the bill here. Key
... keep reading on reddit ➡