5 hours agoCalls for prisons in Britain, not Holland, to test free cannabis for prisoners
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Prisons must test tests to free cannabis for drug addicts to see if this would reduce deaths from overdosage, reduce violence and help people emerge from opium addiction, a police commissioner has said. Murphy James, the commissioner in question, said if the authorities would [...]
Arfon James, the commissioner in question, said that if the justice authorities were serious about reducing the violence in prisons, then “would have to address causes” such as free synthetic canabinoid that could be lethal, unlike cannabis that is less harmful.
Many prisoners receive replacements for heroin as methadona and buprenorphins, while others receive strong analgesics such as pregabalinals and gabapentinoids, all dependent and potentially dangerous. While illegal drugs are widespread, reports Guardian, Periscope is followed.
If they're already on opioids, why can't they take cannabis instructions? “At the end of the day, opioids are clearly more dangerous than cannabis. ”
Recreatary cannabis remains illegal, but the plant is legalised for medical use in Britain.
“Let's supply prisoners with cannabis under controlled conditions and see if violence is reduced, the former police added.
The purpose of this game is to make the prisons safer.”
