YouGov poll of UK MP support for drug legalisation/decrim (via @drugwise.bsky.social ). Opinions not too different from the public, with slightly higher support for decrim or legalisation of cannabis than prohibition, but opposition when asked about only legalisation yougov.co.uk/politics/art... - ThreadSky

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YouGov poll of UK MP support for drug legalisation/decrim (via @drugwise.bsky.social ). Opinions not too different from the public, with slightly higher support for decrim or legalisation of cannabis than prohibition, but opposition when asked about only legalisation https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/51415-how-do-mps-views-on-drugs-policy-compare-to-the-british-publics

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hairypalmer.bsky.social•19 days ago

We have had decades of the corrupt establishment aka the Babylon drumming it into the jelly brains of our Tory voting ageing population, saying that it's an evil thing.
We are going to have to wait for them all to die or get their voting rights taken away.

jamesnicholls.bsky.social•30 days ago

Just been looking at this. Interesting that legalisation v decrim is slightly more popular with public than MPs; but also that the public are more likely to think drugs should be viewed as a criminal v health issue than MPs.

profhrs.bsky.social•30 days ago

Yes, there was the Redfield Strategies polling in 2022 that suggested public supported ‘punishment’ for possession, although current penalties were ‘too lenient’, and not an ‘effective deterrent’. Also supported DCRs and drug checking 🤷

john3llis.bsky.social•30 days ago

It's so frustrating especially regarding medical and doctors this is we're we got to. At a community level it's a failure entirely, I have 40 grams of legal cannabis delivered via a clinic in the UK no crime, no children or knife crime.
Legal routes work.

john3llis.bsky.social•30 days ago

Adding to this we ran a community group when the reclassification from c to b happened turned our already deprived community into a wild west of legal highs and spice. Only for Jackie Smith to say oops I was wrong education would have been better.
Start with politicians..

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