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A UK Police Boss Is Calling for Cannabis to Be Legalised for Medicinal Purposes

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 10/26/2016 - 08:26

Police and crime commissioner Arfon Jones claims the use of cannabis is of 'considerable benefit' to sufferers of many illnesses.

A police boss is calling for cannabis to be legalised.

Arfon Jones, Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales, wants the drug to be legal for medicinal purposes.

He says the use of cannabis, currently a class B controlled drug, is of “considerable benefit” to sufferers of many illnesses.

Mr Jones, a member of Plaid Cymru and a former superintendent in North Wales Police , has sent a letter to politicians across the region to try and judge support for the proposal. 

The idea has already been floated by the Durham PCC Ron Hogg, who is a former deputy chief constable, but was rejected by Tory AM Darren Millar . 

'The commissioner’s calls are as reckless as they are misguided'

Clwyd West AM Mr Millar said receiving the letter “disappointed”...

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