The Mystery of the UK's Latest Drug Prosecution Figures
In an interesting example of the often Kafkaesque irrationality of the war on drugs, figures obtained by Release show that in the UK you are now far more likely to be prosecuted if you are caught carrying Class B or Class C drugs such as cannabis or benzodiazepines, than if you are found carrying class A drugs such as ecstasy, LSD, or cocaine, that the government considers to be more dangerous.
The explanation offered by Release, is that this is yet another example of discriminatory policing: “Police may discriminate against people further down the social scale. The most commonly seized class B drug is cannabis, popular among students, the unemployed, and the poor. Class A drugs such as cocaine, by contrast, have a following among bankers, journalists, and politicians, whom officers may decide to wave on.”
There is certainly resounding evidence for discriminatory policing; in the UK black...
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