A retired politican, who toed the party line and dutifully trotted out the "illegal drugs cause harm so must remain illegal" mantra while in office/in power, now comes out and admits it's all stupid and that some things - like cannabis - should simply be legalised, regulated and - presumably - taxed.
Those still in office/in power, toe the party line and come out with the usual crap:
Prime Minister Theresa May remains firmly opposed to legalisation or decriminalisation of the drug because of the harm she says it does to individual users and communities.
See also, George Schultz (Secretary of State under Reagan); Paul Whitehouse (former chief constable, Sussex); Tom Lloyd (former chief constable, Cambridgeshire); Francis Wilkinson (former chief constable, Gwent), Brian Paddick, (former Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police) and so on ad infinitum.
Give it five or ten years, and former PM Lady May will no doubt admit that the whole thing is for shit and maybe we should legalise it.
Rinse and repeat.