Gordon Brown overruled by EU on banning of dangerous drug

[-:Undertaker:-]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...elayed-EU.html
http://www.ukip.org/content/video-zo...y-as-it-sounds

Gordon Brown's promise of an immediate ban on the so-called legal high mephedrone was last night undermined by an EU directive. Critics say that any delays mean more young people will die from taking a drug they mistakenly consider to be safe. The Prime Minister yesterday said the Government was 'determined to act to prevent this evil hurting the young people of this country', following a string of deaths linked to mephedrone, also known as meow meow.

But the UK Independence Party last night dealt a blow to Mr Brown's announcement with the unearthing of an EU directive which will significantly slow down the move. Under the EU Technical Standards and Regulations Directive 98/34/EC, the Government has to give the EU at least three months' notification before it can change British legislation. UKIP spokesman Nigel Farage said: 'The Government is kidding the people but it simply can't act without an EU-enforced delay. 'This useless government needs to tell the EU to back off from controlling or delaying British legislation.'

Mr Brown said: 'The advice is clear that just because the substance is legal, it doesn't make it safe. 'But we are very concerned specifically about the harms of mephedrone, and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs is considering this as an absolute priority.' Professor Les Iversen, the Government's chief drugs adviser, has indicated that mephedrone is likely to be made a Class B drug.

This comes after two young lads died of an overdose because of this very drug; http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ge-deaths.html

Our own democratically elected government cannot even ban a drug now that they class as dangerous without permission from the unelected European Union. It makes you even wonder what is the point in even having Gordon Brown and Westminister when they dont even have the power to make their own decisions anymore. If you vote one of the main parties come this election you are essentially not voting for them but for more unelected and unwanted control from the European Union.

Thoughts - should the British government have the ability/power to ban dangerous drugs?

[GommeInc]

Well, yes, we should have the power to ban what we like within reason, and this is a pretty good reason. I've had enough of the EU and its law-making procedure anyway, just written an essay on the hierarchy of the judicial system and how laws are made, and the EU section was grinding

[marriott0.01]

The EU shouldn't have a say over how countries change their laws it's stupid, you don't see the UN being as picky and forcing everyone to do what the UN tells them to. The EU is stupid and is just too controlling, let the countries have their own control, not a body controlling those countries.

[xxMATTGxx]

Thoughts - should the British government have the ability/power to ban dangerous drugs?

Answer: Yes. The government of this country who are here to run this country should be able to ban dangerous drugs. EU have gone over the bloody top once again.

[Wig44.]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...elayed-EU.html
http://www.ukip.org/content/video-zo...y-as-it-sounds



This comes after two young lads died of an overdose because of this very drug; http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ge-deaths.html

Our own democratically elected government cannot even ban a drug now that they class as dangerous without permission from the unelected European Union. It makes you even wonder what is the point in even having Gordon Brown and Westminister when they dont even have the power to make their own decisions anymore. If you vote one of the main parties come this election you are essentially not voting for them but for more unelected and unwanted control from the European Union.

Thoughts - should the British government have the ability/power to ban dangerous drugs?

This is the part people don't, or do not want to understand - and it's really frustrating!

[jrh2002]

Gordon said we would keep full control over law and order and surely banning a dangerous substance is part of law and order? I think we need a hero like Guy Fawkes but who can carry out a job properly to save the country.

[marriott0.01]

Gordon said we would keep full control over law and order and surely banning a dangerous substance is part of law and order? I think we need a hero like Guy Fawkes but who can carry out a job properly to save the country.

That actually made me lol, let's not go too extreme with assassinations etc..

I would of thought also that banning dangerous substances would be law and order as well?

[FlyingJesus]

Whilst I believe far more research into this particular substance is needed before a conclusion, the principle of changing legislature should never have to take a minimum of 3 months. I don't doubt that they'll manage it in the end because other European countries have banned it already, but imposing limits on how quickly a government can make laws is utterly ridiculous.

[Wig44.]

Something else can easily spring up in the 3 months this will take. If it takes 3 months warning to ban a drug then more legal drugs will fill the gaps left by former legal highs being made illegal. Pointless, why on earth are we in the EU? Unelected idiots who have no idea what they're doing, who make awful decisions and who **** things up for us are running our country. Our government : the same but they are 'elected'.

[BeanEgg]

Good move - I guess it was done for the best, quite quickly.
But there are just some things that have to be overruled.