Retired policeman turned drugs campaigner backs report highlighting tax gains of legalising cannabis

FORMER Strathclyde Police inspector Jim Duffy says he believes it is time to legalise and regulate the drug.

A RETIRED policeman turned drugs campaigner yesterday backed a report highlighting the tax gains of legalising cannabis.

Former Strathclyde Police inspector Jim Duffy, of pressure group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, says he believes it is time to legalise and regulate the drug.

And he said an internal Treasury report saying the move could raise hundreds of millions was backed up by the experience of legalising pot in the US.

The Treasury report, written for then deputy PM Nick Clegg, says legalisation could also save on police and court costs.

The Government say there are no plans to legalise or decriminalise the drug.

Duffy said: “LEAP fully supports the legalisation and regulation of cannabis.

“It does not mean a free-for-all. It does not mean everybody gets access to it. It

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