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Legalise cannabis debate: Only 14 out of 650 MPs take part in parliamentary discussion on drug

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 10/13/2015 - 14:23

Just 14 out of a possible 650 MPs attended a parliamentary debate on whether Britain should legalise the production, sale and use of cannabis, despite it being triggered by a petition that attracted nearly a quarter of a million signatures.

The debate in Westminster Hall was scheduled after a petition arguing legalising cannabis couldbring in £900m ($1.3bn) in taxes every year to the UK, save £400m on policing, and create over 10,000 new jobs was signed by 220,000 people, making it the third most popular parliamentary petition ever.

Despite the popularity of the subject, the debate managed to attract little more than a dozen MPswilling to speak, although five of the major parties were represented.

The debate was led by Labour MP for Newport West Paul Flynn, a long-time advocate of the decimalisation of cannabis and the use of marijuana for medical reasons. Opening the discussion, he described...

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