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UK: Legalise Cannabis for Medical Use, Say MPs Including Shadow Cabinet Minister

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 09/13/2016 - 08:41

One of Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet ministers has approved a report calling for cannabis to be legalised for medical use.

Paul Flynn, the shadow leader of the House of Commons, is one of a cross-party group of MPs and peers who have recommended the change following a major inquiry.

It comes after a recent survey found more than half of MPs want to see the legalisation of medical marijuana.

Paul Flynn MP

Paul Flynn MP is one of a cross-party group of MPs and peers who have recommended the change following a major inquiry. 

The group's chairman Baroness Meacher said the refusal to recognise the drug's medicinal value was "irrational" .

Crossbench peer Lady Meacher said: "The findings of our inquiry and review of evidence from across the world are clear. Cannabis works as a medicine...

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