The fall of the Tory party

A friend of mine had a smoke of the legal weed in Canada and said it is quite a bit weaker than what he normally smokes over here (UK). If it was legalised here and they got the price right then hopefully people would switch and the really strong gear would be less sought after (maybe).

And horrible people wouldn’t make lots of money, instead the government would… wait…. Errrr….oh

I was surprised to learn Britain is the World's largest exporter of Medical Cannabis.

And if they did it’ll only be big pharma and there pals that can sell/grow it.

Also surprised to hear that - is this because other places that use it just produce domestically?

Quite.

I think the strength thing is a big issue. Bar some outliers and a bit of bravado when people are young, I don't think I've heard people clamouring for weed that melts your face.

However, as a starting point if we adopted a harm-based approach to drug legislation they you could keep skunk and spice at higher classifications which are illegal and allow for legalised lower strength cannabis. Purely vibe-based opinion, but if that happened I bet you'd see use of high strength cannabis drop off a cliff.

harm-based approach to drug legislation

Retrospectively to include alcohol and tobacco?

4 No big-money lobbying group paying off ministers for the privilege.

Personally I would classify them using a harm-based hierarchy, but I wouldn't retrospectively change the sentencing/legality that goes along with them.

Hope that makes sense.

My strategy is a gradual process. The first step is realignment based on harm.

I remember when drugs + clubbing started to go mainstream the pub lobby were going apopleptic as younger punters were now not buying drinks at all in clubs and bars* (usually independent businesses) not in the big brewery-owned pub chains.

*also in fields and aircraft hangers.

Retrospectively to include alcohol, tobacco and Frazzles?

Ftfy.

The Bright Bill. MP Graham Bright was lobbied by the drinks industry

BBC TRYING TO HELP but you know, someone using 240 canisters a week and suffering a bit of temporary discomfort might not be the deterrent

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-65067196

Presumably you can chose the strength of the cannabis. I’m approaching 40 so I’d be a 2/3 on the stone scale quite happily.

Hooch lemonade is in the wings.

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This is interesting, basically Sunak has good personal ratings but possibly with the wrong voters:

https://swingometer.substack.com/p/bounce-back-with-sunak

He's in a desperate position at the mercy of the ERG side of the party. Steadied the ship after Truss, but the ship was already sinking. Probably spend between now and the election firefighting internal issues than being able to set any agenda of his own. Labour should step up and take advantage. Keep the Truss-teng experiment and Boris parties fresh in everyone's mind at all times.

at the mercy of the ERG side of the party.

Is he tho? Have they not now been bitch-slapped into obscurity? They couldn't even mount a meaningful attack against the NI Bill.

Is he tho? Have they not now been bitch-slapped into obscurity? They couldn't even mount a meaningful attack against the NI Bill.

The litmus test of this might be if Braverman still there after the next reshuffle? Wasn't she reinserted at their behest?

basically Sunak has good personal ratings but possibly with the wrong voters:

Oh I wonder what leave votes might not like about Sunak..... Hmmm no, no idea.

Government sources briefing against her

"Senior government sources said the home secretary was a “sock puppet” under the influence of Tory hardliners"
https://archive.is/6zmX3

Beats me.

This is grim reading if you’re a Tory. this polling from yougov shows what conservative voters think of how the government are doing on there 5 pledges.

11% of Tory voters think there doing well on asylum issues

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2023/03/27/few-britons-think-government-doing-good-job-delive

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They're a glass half full bunch aren't they?