[Closed] Khat now a Class C 'drug'...

I know nothing about khat but that's a classic Theresa May position...

"In a written statement last year, Home Secretary Theresa May said despite the recommendation of the Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) not to ban khat, the body acknowledged that there was an absence of robust evidence in a number of areas."

She's not making evidence based decisions... She's making decisions, then looking for weaknesses in the evidence against her decision. You don't criminalise something because of a lack of evidence!

Did anyone else, when they heard about this, think immediately about the south park episode where they're all getting high of cat urine?!

I bet the old bill are looking forward to having to arrest a load of disgruntled Somalis. Pointless criminalisationand a waste of police resources.

Espresso coffee next on the list then.....

Dare not mention it in our house, dog goes beserk.

If it were such a risk to public health, you would expect significant use and abuse among people other than old Somalian geezers.

We've never had an evidence based drugs policy - it's always been set by the Daily 'hangings too good for em' Mail etc....

Betel nut coming next.

When is this lunacy going to end?, they'll be coming after my nutmeg addiction next.

Ban it, drive it into the hand of smugglers, bingo!....price is inflated and it is now worth the attention of criminal gangs and what do criminal gangs like?....... Yep thats right, untaxable profits.

A capatilists dream to make money.

[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28028627 ]And on the other side of the coin...[/url]

McKnight: No Spectre gunships, daylight instead of night, late afternoon when they're all furmed up on Khat, only part of the city Aidid can mount a serious counter-attack on short notice...

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25532130/colorado-marijuana-tax-revenues-total-3-2-million

People are going to do this stuff whether its illegal or not. Now, I'm not about to start a 'legalize it' campaign but surely, extra tax revenue to plough into schools or boosting the minimum wage for low paid workers with the added saving on the Rozzers budget has to be a draw (no pun intended).

if they cant tax it , they will ban it.