Since the Wilson Ministry in the late-1960s, British liberals have worked relentlessly to create a society in which they would flourish. In doing so, they have selfishly discounted, or remained solipsistically unaware of, the effects these policies would have on those who are much less fortunate.

‘Cannabis smokers continued to enjoy their ‘peaceful’ pleasure drug, often with less than peaceful results.‘

Why does this matter? Because cannabis alters perceptions and behaviour, and induces, amongst other things, paranoia; and because it might be that a mind dulled and warped by cannabis finds it easier to plunge a knife into someone repeatedly, or run a lot of people over, or blow a lot of people up.

Ask the local Emergency Room how often people come in after smoking cannabis convinced they are having a reaction. It is a surprisingly common occurrence.

A serious debate on this hideous, mind-altering drug is needed. It cannot, however, take place before the notion of this war is seen for what it is: a fallacy.

Our incurious news providers are uninterested in the increasingly evident link between cannabis and violence.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the possible link between cannabis consumption and violence.

It is a grim statistical probability that another innocent person will soon be savagely murdered by a cannabis smoker.