Lethal Weapon
Gordon Brown is set to upgrade the legal status of the drug cannabis, setting aside the advice of government scientific advisors. Mr Brown, appearing on the GMTV programme, described new ‘skunk’ strains as “lethal”.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs delivered its report on the reclassification of cannabis to Downing Street. The report noted that between 1998 and 2005, while cannabis use has increased, and stronger strains of the drug are more readily available, reported cases of schizophrenia had fallen during the same period. Cannabis use has been widely linked to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia, and this was a prime concern when the drug was reclassified in 2002.
Hillary Clinton stated that she would want to make clear to Iran that “we would be able to obliterate them” were they to launch an attack on Israel. Mrs Clinton didn’t specify whether she was referring to the whole country, or just Iran’s military forces. In either case, she will probably only gain votes as a result, given the current widespread sentiment with respect to Iran.