My guess is that significantly fewer people use drugs than would have used drugs if they were not banned.
> "The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimated that 8.7% of people aged 16 to 59 years (around 2.9 million people) reported using any drug in the last 12 months for the year ending (YE) March 2025; there was no statistically significant change compared with YE March 2024"
Are there some significant changes to policy during that time period? I don’t see how this factoid is related to whatever argument you are trying to make.
My guess is that significantly fewer people use drugs than would have used drugs if they were not banned.
> "The Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) estimated that 8.7% of people aged 16 to 59 years (around 2.9 million people) reported using any drug in the last 12 months for the year ending (YE) March 2025; there was no statistically significant change compared with YE March 2024"
Are there some significant changes to policy during that time period? I don’t see how this factoid is related to whatever argument you are trying to make.