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   Dr John Watson to All   
   Re: PM hears case for Impact Assessment    
   20 Jul 09 12:40:02   
   
   XPost: uk.politics.drugs   
   From: drjohn@NOSPAM.hotpotmail.com   
      
   Noticed at Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:06:43 +0000: Harry McCulla informed us:   
      
   > "I am confident that over the coming months and years, the drug laws will   
   > receive the level of parliamentary scrutiny currently reserved for the   
   > introduction of new legislation. Impact assessment offers us all a major   
   > opportunity to reframe the drug policy debate in a less emotive and more   
   > productive manner."   
      
   I hope Danny's right. However, I have no doubt that the USA will veto any   
   reforms, although I have read rumblings of discontent over there. Drug use   
   is seen as a moral crime there, so is not amenable to logic.   
      
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   Dr John Watson   
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