Councillor’s cannabis law re-think call
A Lisburn councillor believes cannabis should be legalised and his call seems to have gained support from many people in the city.
Following the legalisation of marijuana in the United States, NI21 Councillor Johnny McCarthy said now is the time for Northern Ireland to reconsider its current drug laws.
In recent months, a number of defendants have appeared in Lisburn Magistrates Court to face charges of possession of drugs. Some claimed they are using the cannabis for medical reasons, to ease pain and relief symptoms of chronic illnesses and they have been strongly supported by comments on the Star’s Facebook page.
Mr McCarthy said that while cannabis “isn’t going to cure everything” it has been proven to help sufferers of chronic conditions.
He believes that new legislation should be based on “research and evidence” but that now was the time to reconsider the decriminalisation of cannabis.
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