As rampage killings are on the rise both here and abroad, we ask if the long-term effects of drugs are impacting on our societal norms and encouraging a violent recklessness not seen before? As charges for cannabis possession are fast becoming a thing of the past and modern culture embraces increasingly strong strands of weed, is there a case to be made for really doubling down on those who break drug laws or as cannabis legalisation creeps across the globe, we ask, is it already too late?
\nOn our reading and watch list this week:
\n* Attacker Smoked Cannabis: Suicide and psychopathic violence in the UK and Ireland – Ross Grainger
\n* The War We Never Fought – Peter Hitchens
\n* Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence – Alex Berenson
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