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More political momentum for UK cannabis legalisation

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 08/20/2015 - 18:50
The UK has some of the most outdated cannabis laws in the developed world, but things are starting to change as politicians ask why the UK is spending so much money on strict adherence to prohibition laws which benefit only the criminals.  A recent report from the All Party Parliamentary Group For Drug Policy Reform has been published saying that the ‘war on drugs’ has failed and so has ‘blanket prohibition’.  The report called for experiments to assess the viability and potential benefits of legalisation of drugs such as cannabis.
 
Co-chairwoman Baroness Meacher urged the Government to test a controlled test where licensed premises would be allowed to sell labelled and tested cannabis which would undermine dealers who sell more dangerous substances.  The independent peer said: "I think it would be wonderful if our government would introduce a trial of a regulated market.”  
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