the government on drugs

As expected the government has once again ignored scientific evidence and refused to downgrade ecstasy to a class B drug. While this comes as no surprise it is extremely frustrating for several reasons. If the government are so happy to go against scientific evidence on something like this, then what other acts of lunacy are going on behind the scenes? We know now that the lords involved in financial grey areas are not to be punished, we have been told that no action is to be taken against Jacqui Smith despite questions being raised over her claiming expenses for her family home that total more than the average wage of a British worker and we know that the government have repeatedly gone against science in order to further their own cause or, in the case of drugs to "send out a strong message". It seems they have not realised the message they are sending out is that they are incapable of doing the job properly, are not to be trusted and, in most situations will take the most stupid approach possible.
I think there is a real danger in the government trying to "send out a message" that drugs are inherently bad, because as they continue to ignore the highly publicised scientific evidence and stick to their own agenda there is a danger that people, especially young people, will conclude that if the government says ecstasy is a class A, but scientists who specialise in this field say it isn't bad, then maybe heroin or crack, also class A, aren't so bad either.
There is also the issue of cost involved in all this - the government are paying scientists to go away and do research, but then outright rejecting the evidence and subsequent proposals that these experts provide. This is not good for the taxpayer.
The government has also rejected a suggestion that the UK adopts an approach to drug testing similar to that in the Netherlands, where people can pay to have their ecstasy tablet tested so that they know whether it is contaminated. Considering the government claim to be acting in the interests of our health, then why would they refuse to allow a service that would actually help to ensure the safety of drug users?
According to the media articles today police believe about 5 million ecstasy tablets are taken every month, meaning the death rate of around 30 a year is actually very low.
This is a topic that I think people should be taking very seriously. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that the major problem that drug use causes to society is the illegal status of most drugs, rather than the drug itself. In cases were the drug itself is responsible for personal and social damage this would largely be prevented if people were able to access a clean safe supply of a regulated dose.
Unfortunately the government refuses to accept this logic and continues to carry on with whatever stupid idea they thought up last.