>From today's Epolitix bulletin. (I presume folks in the UK by their
stash by the kilo. But what's the mass of a "standard" joint, I wonder?)
Ezra
Blunkett eases up on grass
David Blunkett has downgraded cannabis to a
class C drug, sparking a row in the Commons
and across Fleet Street.
He rejected claims that the government was
sending out the message that drug use is OK.
"There will be an increased focus on Class
A drugs. The message is clear. Drugs are
dangerous," he said.
The announcement brings a mixed response
from the press - with the Mail and Sun
describing it as a gamble.
Keith Hellawell yesterday resigned as the
government's drugs adviser in protest at the
move.
The FT is unsurprised by Hellawell's move -
suggesting he had already been forced to
vacate his post in all but name.
