Policy Illicit drug users to face tougher consequences (UK)

[thegreenhand]

Illicit drug users to face tougher consequences​

UK Government Press Release
Home Office and The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP

Excerpt:

So-called recreational drug users will face a fine and could have their passports and driving licences seized under new proposals announced today (Monday 18th July).

The tougher penalties will help tackle the scourge of substance abuse in society which devastates lives and tears communities apart, as well as make our streets safer.

The government is committed to reversing the rising trend of drug use in society, protecting vulnerable people from harm and exploitation. These measures are a step towards changing the damaging culture of drug use and the consumption of drugs such as cannabis and cocaine.

 

[thegreenhand]

Press coverage:

Patel targets well-off cannabis users with passport confiscation plan

Middle-class drug users face being banned from nightclubs and having passports and driving licences confiscated, Priti Patel will reveal today.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[arrall]

This is absurd if the headline is accurate.

 

[S.J.B.]

It's terribly sad that the U.K. is going in this direction.

 

[AussieJoe]

Going back to the dark ages...never mind all the problems alcohol abuse causes in society...lets target the non aggresive cannabis smoker

 

[thegreenhand]

 

[neversickanymore]

^ put a sock in it Priti, talk about gross exploitation of a vulnerable population.

Papers!! Papers!!

‘Drugs are a scourge across society. Drug misuse puts lives at risk, fuels criminality and serious and violent crime and also results in the grotesque exploitation of young, vulnerable people.

"Drug prohibition is a scourge across society. Drug prohibition puts lives at risk, fuels criminality and serious violent crime and also results in the grotesque mistreatment, persecution and expoitation of people."

Fixed that for us all.

Would any of this be happening if not for the drug prohibition?

County lines drug trafficking - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

one in every four people in the UK die from heart disease Priti.. you personally may want to start hitting the gym and forcefully rehabilitating all the obese and out of shape? Pretty soon children will be used for biscuit runs.

NSFW:

Facts and figures

We collect the most comprehensive statistics on the effects, prevention, treatment, costs and causes of heart and circulatory diseases in the UK.

www.bhf.org.uk