Medicinal Cannabis Cannot be a Back Door to Recreational Use

In June the Cannabis Act passed in Canada made it the second country to legalise recreational use of the drug following Uruguay in 2013.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced the legislation last year and celebrated its passing saying that it had become, “too easy for our kids to get marijuana and for criminals to reap the profits” although personally I did not agree with the comment by Trudeau because the ease of availability on the cannabis point, can be made with other illegal drugs such as Cocaine, MDMA, Amphetamines and other club drugs.

UK Changed Cannabis Laws in Double-Quick Time

In the UK, the debate over legalising the drug, was pretty much dead for years. But this changed dramatically by the of the case of the 12-year-old boy who during the summer had the cannabis oil he uses to treats his life-threatening epilepsy confiscated at Heathrow Airport earlier this month.

In response to the incident, the UK change came about very quickly with Home Secretary ‘Sajid Javid first announcing a ‘government review’ on the use of medical cannabis, which quickly paved the way, in true political fashion, in last week’s change of UK law allowing people in Britain to be prescribed drugs derived from the cannabis plant.

A move, that many in the United Kingdom have interpreted as a sign the UK government’s attitude toward drugs may be changing. But how close are they really to full legalisation over there, not just for those suffering with ill health but those who want to be able to light up for fun in a social or recreational setting?

Which also begs the same question, how long will we have to wait in Gibraltar before minds also start changing and cannabis thoughts quickly turn to other areas like the recreational use and even further ideas about commercial use?

“We won’t have to wait long” because the debate on whether the use of recreational cannabis should be legalised reached our shores a few short years ago, already there are groups and individuals who want exactly that the ‘Recreational Use of Drugs in Public Places’

A similar public discussion is being conducted in other advanced industrial countries, like the UK and other jurisdictions that openly admit they are failing to stamp out the recreational use of cannabis and not only cannabis but also other illegal drugs. Gibraltar I am afraid in some popular recreational hot spots is going exactly the same way.

09-11-18 PANORAMAdailyGIBRALTAR