Why MPs are Fighting for Cannabis to be Legalized in UK
Cannabis should be made legal for medicinal purposes, say a cross-party group of U.K. MPs.
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform says that clear evidence from a seven-month study shows the drug can play a therapeutic role for individuals with certain conditions—including chronic pain and anxiety.
Politicians are calling on the government to make cannabis available over the counter to prescription-holders, a move they say would prevent tens of thousands of people from breaking the law. They also want the act of sufferers growing small amounts of the plant at home, for their own purposes, to be decriminalized.
The inquiry heard evidence from 623 patients, representatives of the medical professions and people who have led the legal regulation of medical cannabis in other countries.
But the Home Office says there are no plans to legalize cannabis as it considers it a...
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