Scotland To Vote On Medical Marijuana Use
In May of 2016 Nicola Sturgeon backed calls for relaxing the laws on Cannabis use for “specific cases” of people with conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis. She made clear at the time she is not in favour of decriminalising for recreational use as it causes harm. She said “Cannabis is not a harmless substance. I am not in favour of general decriminalisation but I do think there is a specific case for medicinal use.” Now it’s been announced that the SNP will be holding a vote at its Autumn conference, which takes place between the 13th and 15th October 2016. The vote will decide if the NHS should offer Medical Marijuana on prescription.
Independent Rules
Scotland has its own devolved parliament allowing it to create new laws independent of the UKs main chamber based in London. Westminster still controls the law that criminalizes drugs in the UK but Health Policy is controlled by Holyrood....
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