Jeremy Clarkson has launched a fresh public attack on the Green Party and its leader, Zack Polanski, over the political party’s stance on decriminalising drug use.

Mr Polanski has been a vocal advocate for reforming Britain’s laws when it comes to drugs. Just earlier this month, plans for his party to hold a vote on whether it would legalise heroin use emerged in a bid to make a “more inclusive” society.

He even appeared on the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg a few weeks ago, claiming that a ban on hard drugs had been “racialised”.

On the same show, he said there should be a “public health approach” towards drug use and that someone who had a “problematic relationship with drugs” should get help from a medical professional.

When Ms Kuenssberg put him on the spot as to whether he believed that his stance on drug use was an okay message to send to young people, Mr Polanski replied: “I think the danger is happening right now, which is where we’re pushing it into street corners and a black market.”

Mr Polanski has claimed to have never partaken in drug use or even consumed alcohol before.

His stance on the issue has resulted in condemnation from a number of his political opponents and public figures, including the aforementioned Mr Clarkson.

In his latest newspaper column, Mr Clarkson slammed Mr Polanski after he delved into how Gen-Z are increasingly turning their backs on alcohol in favour of marijuana.

As a pub and brewery owner, it’s an issue Mr Clarkson has firsthand experience of feeling the repercussions of.

While he admitted “Rachel Reeves is responsible for most of the issues” when it comes to the problems facing his industry, he explained that “all those 28-year-olds who believe they survive on water alone aren’t exactly helping”.

Musing about why the younger generation have decided to snub beer, Mr Clarkson said: “Well obviously, health is now an issue because someone with pink armpit hair and a keffiyeh recently decided that if you to go to the pub with your mates and have a couple of pints and a laugh and maybe a kebab on the way home, you may become a red-nosed Tory.”

However, he pointed out that cost also plays a major part, and that £6 a pint is a price many of Gen-Z just won’t pay.

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So what’s the alternative for Gen-Z? Mr Clarkson pointed out: “These kids say they haven’t lost the desire to get a bit of a buzz on with their mates; they’ve simply worked out that weed costs a hell of a lot less than going to the pub and they have a point.”

But turning to marijuana comes with its own risks, according to Mr Clarkson. “When I was at school, no one had mental health issues… Today, you’re weird if you don’t have a mental health issue of some kind,” he began.

“Last year, 10 million employees claimed they were suffering from something with a modern acronym.

“One in five snowflakes and Gen-Z kids actually took time off work because of it. Every year, the cost to the economy is reckoned to be £57 billion.”

Mr Clarkson went on to claim, therefore, that when people went to the pub to enjoy a pint after work, they were “largely happy”, but those who’ve turned to drugs nowadays “go home in floods of tears”.

He did caveat that he wasn’t entirely certain there was a connection since his own disdain for marijuana means he’s rarely able to be in the same proximity of those enjoying it.

However, he did point out that there have been experts who cite statistics across the pond in the United States who suggest that smoking strong strains of cannabis can result in a higher rate of violent crime.

Therefore, Mr Clarkson admitted he was “staggered” to learn that Zack Polanski has advocated for the legalisation of drugs.

Or as Mr Clarkson put it in The Sunday Times: “I’m staggered, really, to hear that Green Party fella with the bad teeth and silly walk saying he wants to legalise it. We should do the exact opposite.

“We should do everything in our power to dissuade people from smoking it, and we should start by removing all taxes on pubs and breweries so that the healthy, friendly alternative that they offer becomes more attractive than ingesting a foulness that makes you violent and boring.”

It’s not the first time Mr Clarkson has publicly ridiculed the Green Party leader. Back in November, he branded Mr Polanski a “snaggle-toothed vegan” over his party’s tax policies.

And in October, Mr Clarkson admitted he was “amused” by Mr Polanski and his “pink-haired fans” due to their alleged misconception of British billionaires.