50 per cent of Conservatives support the legal regulation or decriminalisation of cannabis – now where’s that review?

By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter The Daily Mail has written up a new opinion poll on drugs policy, conducted by… Read more »

Cameron risks the revenge of “the elderly of the earth”

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Not so long ago, people were both more free and more orderly.  For example,… Read more »

Drugs damage cultures not just individuals

When people claim that cannabis doesn’t kill anyone, what they seem to be suggesting is that people don’t die from… Read more »

Memo to Chris Grayling – staff cuts in the justice system needn’t lead to a rise in crime

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Chris Grayling has a difficult time ahead of him. For the rest of this… Read more »

Addiction: Because we must or because we can?

On Friday, the Deep End featured Damian Thompson’s brilliant piece for the Spectator on addiction. Focusing on pornography, he shows… Read more »

Willetts: It’s time to join up the research lab and the NHS ward

By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter Ahead of David Cameron's announcement later today that patients will be given the opportunity to… Read more »

46% of Tory members want a proper war on drugs; 39% want some form of decriminalisation

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter ConHome recently hosted a debate on drug legalisation. It was kicked off by this pro-reform… Read more »

Prospect of former spy as Chairman of Scottish Tories ends good week for Annabel Goldie

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that David Cameron and Annabel Goldie are considering a former top MI6 man, Andrew Fulton,… Read more »

Ambushed for YouTube

Radio 4’s World This Weekend briefly mentioned this video.  Mitt Romney is left looking evasive and perhaps even rude after… Read more »

Grassroots welcome IDS’ recommendations with one notable exception…

Over the last four days 1,417 Tory members have given their opinions on twelve of the main recommendations of IDS’… Read more »

IDS proposes ‘treatment tax’ on alcohol and reclassification of cannabis

Yesterday it was tackling education failure.  Friday was about tackling debt.  Today the focus of the social justice policy group… Read more »

Boris Johnson now “illiberal” on cannabis because it has become stronger

Boris Johnson says he found cannabis "jolly nice" at university but doesn’t want his own kids to take drugs.  He… Read more »

Mail on Sunday revisits Cameron and drugs questions

The Mail on Sunday’s Simon Walters has another non-story tomorrow about David Cameron and his drugs past.  He rehashes an… Read more »

Addicted Britain

Iain Duncan Smith has just left a comment on the previous Tory Diary thread criticising ill-informed comment and pointing to… Read more »

Cannabis non-story produces real progress in Tory drugs policy

The fact that David Cameron used cannabis when he was a pupil at Eton was always a bit of a… Read more »