The Tide Effect

The world is changing its mind about cannabis. Attempts to bring the drug into the legal economy have been abortive, leaving it in the domain of organised crime. The Tide Effect, a collaboration between the Adam Smith Institute and Volte Face, shows why this will not be the case for long. In light of California’s vote to legalise cannabis, British novelist, screenwriter and columnist Boris Starling, eloquently puts forward the case for Britain to follow suit.