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MPs rounded on a Tory Justice Minister today, accusing him of ignoring evidence thatcannabis should be legalised.
Labour and Green MPs slammed Justice Minister Mike Penning, as he gave a withering dismissal to calls for the drug to be legalised - even for medicinal purposes.
And Lib Dem Health spokesman Norman Lamb spoke of the "hipocrisy" of ministers criminalising thousands of young people when, he claimed, "probably 50% of the government have tried cannabis."
MPs from all parties attended a Westminster Hall debate on legalising the drug , prompted by a petition signed by 220,000 people - the third most popular on Parliament's website.
And Mt Penning made his comments despite a bombshell private report finding that legalising cannabis could cut the deficit by £600million .
Responding to the petition Mr Penning said: "I'm not going to stand here and say we're going to legalise cannabis. I'm not going to say that from...
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