‘London Would Be Happier if Cannabis Was Legal’, Mayoral Hopeful Says
London would be “a happier place” if people were allowed to take drugs with impunity, a mayoral candidate claimed today.
Self-confessed hippy Lee Harris, 79, joined the race for City Hall to campaign for the legalisation of the drug as party CISTA’s (Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol) candidate.
The grandfather-of-three, who is just three months shy of his 80th birthday, owns a “head shop” on Portobello Road called Alchemy, and attended the first rally to legalise cannabis in Hyde Park almost 50 years ago.
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And ahead of next week’s mayoral election, Mr Harris told the Standard: “London would be a happier place if cannabis was legalised. If people smoke cannabis, they will drink less.
“Drinking is a terrible problem in this country and there is so much violence attached to it.
“We want to legalise, regulate and tax cannabis so...
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