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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Newstory: All the Potheads should move to England | ||||
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| TeenWeek what's a status? | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 12:43 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00  | yes it is a newsstory, but because of so many potheads on this board, I thought it was an appropriate story. And slash, do to the fact I don't smoke, I do not have a comment on the story. Cannabis smokers will not be arrested BY RICHARD FORD, HOME CORRESPONDENT CANNABIS will be reclassified so that possession of the drug is no longer an arrestable offence, David Blunkett announced yesterday, in the first relaxation of British drug laws in 30 years. In the surprise announcement the Home Secretary said that drug laws had to be credible, particularly to young people. He said that cannabis would be moved from a Class B drug to a Class C drug, putting it in the same category as anti-depressants and steroids. Mr Blunkett denied that the move, which in practice will mean that cannabis smokers are unlikely to be prosecuted if caught with small amounts of the drug, was decriminalisation by another name.The maximum sentence for possession will, however, be cut from five to two years and the term for dealing in cannabis from 14 to five. Police will no longer have the power to arrest a person found in possession of the drug. They will, however, still be able to carry out stop and searches for it. Mr Blunkett also indicated that he expected to approve the medicinal use of cannabis and wanted more doctors to prescribe heroin as a way of bringing addicts into the healthcare system. The reclassification decision is in line with the recommendation of an inquiry last year that was headed by Viscountess Runciman of Doxford. She said last night: “It is a very sensible and welcome move by the Home Secretary. It will make the law much more credible.†Mr Blunkett’s decision is intended to free police time to allow them to concentrate on hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine, which are at heart of the Government’s anti- drugs strategy. He insisted: “I am not either legalising or decriminalising cannabisâ€. He told the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee: “Re-classification would be quite different from decriminalisation or legalisation. Cannabis would remain a controlled drug and using it a criminal offenceâ€. Mr Blunkett conceded that the operation of the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act lagged far behind the public’s attitudes towards cannabis and that keeping it just one class below heroin and cocaine was not sustainable. He will put his proposal to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, which is expected to back the reclassification by next spring. In the 1980s the council voted by a majority in favour of reclassification but no action was taken. Mr Blunkett’s move was welcomed by Labour MPs, the head of the Metropolitan Police and drugcharities. Sir John Stevens, Metropolitan Police Commissioner said: “While cannabis would remain an illegal drug the measures announced by the Home Secretary reflect the growing reality that law enforcers must target the scourge of hard drugs.†Chief constables are concerned at the prospect of losing the power to arrest some one for possession. The Home Office is to hold discussions with the Association of Chief Police Officers on the issue. Paul Flynn, a Labour MP who has campaigned for drugs reform, said: “This is a wonderful, sensible first step. We congratulate the Government for having the courage to do this. Very few people will now be prosecuted for cannabis possession as a result of this. It’s the equivalent of giving the police and the courts millions of pounds in extra resources.†Roger Howard, of the charity DrugScope, said: “It is very encouraging to have someone in office who is willing to engage in open debate on this issue and then to act.†Oliver Letwin, Shadow Home Secretary, said that his party would consider the issue in an ongoing policy review.  This message was edited by TeenWeek on 10-24-01 @ 12:50 PM | ||||
...And now the battle between us and them has begun. JYD-4-LIFE. | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 12:47 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: May. 00 | no need to panic everyone, just grab teenweek by the legs and we will drag him back to the Rehab Center for Chronic News Posters(RCCNP) This is me, I’m always the same Virus in the system, crash the mainframe Uprise, now fall in line Roll with the pack or get left behind-P.O.D. This message was edited by Faceman on 10-24-01 @ 12:49 PM | ||||
| heyladiladi STONER ON THE SNUKA CBH ROTISSERIE | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 12:50 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: May. 01 | quote:You say it like it's a bad thing. quote:That seems pointless. They stop you, see you have it & can't arrest you. Do they just take it away? quote:I hope this is a typo. :) quote:We should try it in this country.  | ||||
| TeenWeek what's a status? | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 12:59 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | No it is not a bad thing, it is just not my thing. I thought you fine cannabis loving people would find this story interesting. | ||||
Pompous, Arrogant, Enigmatic, Bitter, Quirky, Misanthrope with a Weird Sense of Humor and an Iron Clad Memory while flooding the board with my Stream of Consciousness UFC STRIKE 3 (I'm a dick and I like to ruin people's plans) | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 1:05 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00 | TeenWeek, thanks for the news. Anything to convince our resident limey cunt to go back to her homeland. Funny how ev'rything was roses When we held on to the guns Write To Me Here AIM: SmarterChild
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| Sephiroth | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 1:08 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | quote: It wont really matter, they have the INTARWEB in Limeyville too.
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Pompous, Arrogant, Enigmatic, Bitter, Quirky, Misanthrope with a Weird Sense of Humor and an Iron Clad Memory while flooding the board with my Stream of Consciousness UFC STRIKE 3 (I'm a dick and I like to ruin people's plans) | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 1:25 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00 | quote: Yea, but I think Jeff has an IP banner tool that has an option to ban IP's that originate from specific countries. Funny how ev'rything was roses When we held on to the guns Write To Me Here AIM: SmarterChild
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| Sephiroth | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 1:40 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | Jeff can ban entire countries? I dont know whether to laugh or cry.
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| IrishAlkey Chucky Official OA.com Homo CUNT ROCKETTE Look who's laughing now, fuckers!!! Is It In Yet? JYD-4-LIFE [Sarcasm]Subzero316 fan since day one!!1!![/Sarcasm] "my mod powers are on temporary hiatus" This status is sponsored by: P®oJë©T M@¥hέm | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 1:51 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Aug. 01 | Shit, which mod do you have to piss off to get your entire country banned!? | ||||
| Maynard | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 1:55 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Jan. 01 | quote: K1d.  | ||||
| crx girl Newbie! vg Y's me ugo girl Limey Mothercocker | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 9:52 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | i'm so sick of you two always sayi... oh wait, that's not me. hey fuck the both of yas, when i saw the article i thought about moving back, but now i see how you really feel, i'm never gonna leave. just to piss you off :)  An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. --Victor Hugo regardless of my status, i am a nice person. no really, i am, i swear;) crack hitler belongs to me :) need me? try: crxgirl@opieanthony.com | ||||
| Sephiroth | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 9:57 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | You know, to get rid of Tricia... it's almost worth banning America.
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| danked Dankarella! | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 10:03 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00 | he could just as easily ban only Chinatown, ya know... | ||||
Pompous, Arrogant, Enigmatic, Bitter, Quirky, Misanthrope with a Weird Sense of Humor and an Iron Clad Memory while flooding the board with my Stream of Consciousness UFC STRIKE 3 (I'm a dick and I like to ruin people's plans) | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 10:14 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00 | quote: Seph = Teh Funney Funny how ev'rything was roses When we held on to the guns Write To Me Here AIM: SmarterChild
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| crx girl Newbie! vg Y's me ugo girl Limey Mothercocker | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 10:20 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | and you all say i'm the meanie :( i'm gonna go cry in the corner now An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. --Victor Hugo regardless of my status, i am a nice person. no really, i am, i swear;) crack hitler belongs to me :) need me? try: crxgirl@opieanthony.com | ||||
| danked Dankarella! | posted on 10-24-2001 @ 10:27 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00 | i thought everyone said VG was the meanie... | ||||
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