The Brits are Modelling Their Cannabis Legislation After the US
Britain's politicians have devised a pragmatic way to handle the possible legalization of cannabis in the near future.
The report drafted by legislators is calling for the UK to follow the lead from the United States by allowing those 18 and older to legally purchase cannabis in licensed retail locations. Legalizing the drug would also generate upwards of one-billion British pounds in tax revenue and reduce the harm done to users in society.
The panel, set up last year by the former Liberal Democrat health minister Norman Lamb, has been chaired by Steve Rolles from the Transform Drug Policy Foundation.
“The reality is that millions of people use cannabis in the UK and there is a pressing need for government to take control of the trade from gangsters and unregulated dealers,” said Rolles.
That reality is starting to set in and the plan is to heavily push the new study in a...
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