The Naked Scientists
Toggle navigation
Login
Register
Podcasts
The Naked Scientists
eLife
Naked Genetics
Naked Astronomy
In short
Naked Neuroscience
Ask! The Naked Scientists
Question of the Week
Archive
Video
SUBSCRIBE to our Podcasts
Articles
Science News
Features
Interviews
Answers to Science Questions
Get Naked
Donate
Do an Experiment
Science Forum
Ask a Question
About
Meet the team
Our Sponsors
Site Map
Contact us
User menu
Login
Register
Search
Home
Help
Search
Tags
Member Map
Recent Topics
Login
Register
Naked Science Forum
General Discussion & Feedback
Radio Show & Podcast Feedback
Discuss: UK government bans 'Qat'
« previous
next »
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Down
Discuss: UK government bans 'Qat'
1 Replies
2874 Views
0 Tags
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
thedoc
(OP)
Forum Admin
Moderator
Hero Member
510
Activity:
0%
Thanked: 21 times
Discuss: UK government bans 'Qat'
«
on:
27/06/2014 14:47:29 »
As of midnight on Tuesday, the herb “qat” became a Class C drug. Users chew the leaves of this east African flowering plant to achieve a buzz which, some say, is similar to caffeine. The ban is surprising because the UK’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs have argued that there isn’t sufficient evidence that qat causes health problems to justify a ban.
David Nutt is professor of neuropharmocology at Imperial College London and spoke to Chris Smith about the stimulant.
Listen to this Show
or
If you want to discuss this show, or ask a question, this is the place to do it.
«
Last Edit: 27/06/2014 14:47:29 by _system
»
Logged
alancalverd
Global Moderator
Naked Science Forum GOD!
18467
Activity:
62.5%
Thanked: 1563 times
life is too short to drink instant coffee
Re: Discuss: UK government bans 'Qat'
«
Reply #1 on:
27/06/2014 16:40:21 »
Utterly bizarre. The purpose of criminal law should be to protect people from third-party harm, not from their own stupidity. There is no law to prevent you from banging your head against the wall or even killing yourself (unless you are disabled, in which case you can't ask anyone to help you). Who really cares what you stuff up your nose or in your veins?
Police time and public money spent on preventing people taking drugs just increases the profitability of the industry. Which government minister has his nose in the Qat trough?
Logged
helping to stem the tide of ignorance
Print
Pages: [
1
]
Go Up
« previous
next »
Tags:
There was an error while thanking
Thanking...