The Guardian published two telling articles this week. The first was titled,
Legal highs outstrip attempts at regulation and the second,
Drug laws and bans on legal highs do more harm than good. Long story short, there have been at least 41 new legal highs introduced in the UK this year, including designer cannabinoids, stimulants, and dissociatives. Current laws cannot keep pace with this expanding market, nor can illegal drugs suppliers, such as cocaine dealers, who have seen a cut in their business thanks to booming mephedrone and 'ivory wave' sales.
With only more designer highs on the horizon, people are grasping for new solutions to regulation. From the most recent article:
A damning report carried out for the commission by thinktank Demos suggests that drug control legislation is no longer "fit for purpose" in the 21st century and should be replaced using consumer protection legislation.
In the longer term, the report suggests, the government should introduce a harmful substances control act that would change how all psychoactive substances, including alcohol and tobacco, are controlled.
Good luck with that!
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