r/unitedkingdom • u/RandomUsername1604 • 25d ago

Police officers say cannabis is effectively ‘decriminalised’ in the UK .

https://www.leafie.co.uk/news/police-cannabis-decriminalised-survey/
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u/CryptographerMore944 25d ago

This really is the worst of both worlds. You allow the criminal element to thrive whilst not reaping the tax benefits. A sane government would look at the demand for cannabis, the massive hole in the budget, the currently overstrained police and prison service, and their current target to get people off tobacco and think "maybe legalisation isn't such a bad idea" but no, this is the UK.