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drugs and politics
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not sure which board to post this on, don't want to attract all the druggies to politics though <IMG SRC="smile.gif" border="0" ALT="smile"> hope the politics guys can give an input if they are bored
right, could drugs be used as a political weapon at the next general election ? heres the scenario, labour look to be edging it in the opinion polls, but people have just about had enough (familiar) well then the tories <IMG SRC="rolleyes.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> suddenly announce if they will legalise cannabis if they win the election, hypothetically i know but as they never would. As over half the population now use it, could this gain alot of the floating vote ? and the young vote ? with the present labour majority it would make little difference, but if things continue as they are it'll be closer next time around, it could just swing it ? are the public that fickle ? would this result in the tories losing the 'older voter' ?
right, could drugs be used as a political weapon at the next general election ? heres the scenario, labour look to be edging it in the opinion polls, but people have just about had enough (familiar) well then the tories <IMG SRC="rolleyes.gif" border="0" ALT="icon"> suddenly announce if they will legalise cannabis if they win the election, hypothetically i know but as they never would. As over half the population now use it, could this gain alot of the floating vote ? and the young vote ? with the present labour majority it would make little difference, but if things continue as they are it'll be closer next time around, it could just swing it ? are the public that fickle ? would this result in the tories losing the 'older voter' ?
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In a word: no.
The public are indeed fickle, and can be swayed to vote for a particular party over relatively small issues, but still no.
Firstly, half the population use cannabis, or have have tried cannabis? It makes a difference.
Secondly, not all those who have tried cannabis will have enjoyed it, some who have used it in the past may retrospectively regret it etc.
Thirdly, there are very powerful anti-drugs lobbies in this country which have the popular press on their side, and so even the most impartial floating voters would tend to vote against.
In short, it is a very risky line for a political party to take, and IMHO is unlikely to get them elected.