Recent data from the Office for National Statistics suggests drug related deaths in England and Wales are at the highest rate since records began in 1993, and have increased year on year since 2013. Critics argue that the war on drugs has been lost, and the UK must embrace more liberal drug laws to prevent deaths. Polling suggests the British public are warming to the idea of legalising cannabis, implying UK drug policy could see change in the coming years.

IEA Communications and Marketing Assistant, Kieran Neild-Ali, was joined by Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the IEA, to discuss the legalisation of cannabis. They spoke about the effect of addiction on free will- asking whether drug addicts can make rational choices for themselves and whether this damages the liberal case for legalisation. 

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