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Lib Dems to develop proposals for a regulated cannabis market

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 10/12/2015 - 15:47

The Liberal Democrats have set up an independent panel of experts to establish how a legalised market for cannabis could work in the United Kingdom.

It comes ahead of a debate in Parliament on legalisation of the production, sale and use of cannabis, which is the result of a petition to parliament with 221,019 signatures.

Liberal Democrat Health Spokesman Norman Lamb wants the panel to look at evidence from Colorado, Washington State and Uruguay, where cannabis has been legalised and to make recommendations for the party to consider in the spring.

Early evidence from Colorado indicates:

  • Any rise in cannabis use has been broadly in line with changes seen elsewhere in the US.
  • No increase in road fatalities.
  • 59% of the recreational market has now been legalised, regulated, and taxed, which represents a significant contraction in the untaxed criminal market.
  • The state has collected a cumulative revenue total of
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