Comment on Senior Tories warn: if we can’t offer policies to win over young, we’re ‘sunk’

Oneeightnine@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  All of which will become unfeasible about 5 minutes after their victory if they won.

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  • Oneeightnine@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There’s no magic cannabis plant - Rishi; probably.

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    • mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Pretty sure there is 😅

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• Blake@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Doubt it, Tories make a shitload of money from medical cannabis and property. More likely to be something like help to buy and climate “commitments” that immediately get forgotten when they’re in power.

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• mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I would be super surprised if any party added this to their manifesto. Labour absolutely will not. I imagine the Greens might, but even then I’d be surprised. Same with the weed.

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  • Oneeightnine@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nah they won’t, I was being sarcastic. That said, I don’t understand why it’s such a difficult issue for UK politicians to deal with. Believe me, I’m not really a proponent of the stuff, but it seems like a relatively nothing issue for the vast majority of the population and yet they seem so far behind the times with regards to the legalisation of the stuff.

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    • mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah it boggles the mind. I think about ten years ago there was a study to reclassify drugs based on actual harm. No guesses for what the government did with that study. That’s right they sacked the lead scientist 😬.

      amp.theguardian.com/…/david-nutt-drugs-adviser-sa…

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      • 50gp@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        many people are obsessed with the "fact" that drugs are banned and forbidden by law and should therefore stay banned, no discussion allowed

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    • Jabbawacky@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I have a medical licence for 21% THC cannabis flower (to grind and vape) from Sapphire/curaleaf. It’s, without exaggeration, saved my life. Healthier than ever before, and it’s even completely eliminated my need for any other medication and id also credit it with my giving up alcohol fully.

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      • Tammo-Korsai@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        In some ways, alcohol is more damaging to society than drugs and part of British society glorifies drunken stupidity. But more importantly, congrats on going sober!

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