This is, of course, in reference to the inane headline So how dangerous is skunk? byIndy.
You would think that this dubious rag that for years propagated its own version of truth regarding cannabis (among other similar “truths”) will recognize its guilt and its complicity in the suffering of thousands of deluded youngsters and just quietly shut up. But what really tickles Indy’s fancy?
Our decision to drop The Independent on Sunday’s 1997 decriminalise cannabis campaign has been applauded and decried throughout the world. At the heart of the controversy is the link between skunk and schizophrenia.
If you can see any sign of repentance in the above quote, please let me know. I shall visit my optician shortly. Meanwhile, there are all the necessary symptoms of unrepentant “in your face” idiocy in this quote, since the danger of skunk were widely known way before and are not restricted to schizophrenia alone.
Think about this:
Cannabis remains the most commonly-used drug in the UK with one in 10 people using it in the last year, according to the British Crime Survey.
How many of these (roughly) 7 million deluded dorks were influenced by the raving of Indy?
Imagine the stink Indy would have raised were cannabis marketed and advertised by a private company (well, the drug cartels, growers and dealers are somewhat private, but at least they have the decency not to advertise via the usual channels). In fact, the above mentioned supply chain owns Indy a great deal of appreciation, if not a hefty commission.
And to add insult to injury:
Alcohol and tobacco are more harmful than many illegal drugs including the hallucinogen LSD and the dance drug ecstasy, according to a new scale for assessing the dangers posed by recreational substances.
Please reassure me that this is not an attempt to start a new campaign in the name of social progress on the general lines of “a good trip is better than a bad hangover”. Please?
I hope some crafty lawyer is already drawing the lawsuit that will ruin this cesspool of a newspaper. In the name of all the people who were blindly led into the abyss by the relentless and self-assured idiocy.
Cross-posted on SimplyJews
