UK Cannabis Regulation: This Is All Very Entertaining, But Can We Have Some Facts Please?

We began this week with two articles on the recent Lib Dem-commissioned expert panel report on cannabis regulation. First, we interviewed Professor Harry Sumnall to find out how regulation would affect public health. Second, we published Christopher Snowdon’s critique of the model (spoiler: he had some big issues with it). George Murkin of drug policy think tank Transform now offers his response, and he would like to correct Christopher on a few points…

Christopher Snowdon doesn’t like ‘public health’ – the dismissive inverted commas he uses throughout his recent article are a bit of a giveaway. I can empathise to some extent. For example, like him, I’ve found the opposition to e-cigarettes – which most often comes from academics and organisations nominally working in public health – to be unwarranted, poorly evidenced and unduly paternalistic. E-cigarettes have the potential to save countless lives, but their availability may be restricted due...

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