Glasgow South West MP Chris Stephens told Tory minister Michael Gove there was no 'no reasonable, rational, evidenced' reason for the UK Government to reject the proposals.
An SNP MP has slammed the UK Government for "undermining" Scotland's proposals to decriminalise drug possession for personal use.
The Scottish Government called for the decriminalisation of all drugs for personal supply on Friday, only for the proposals to be rejected by the Tories within an hour. "Does the Secretary of State accept that the outright rejection we saw from the UK Government at the weekend out of hand, undermines the Scottish Government, undermines those campaigners who help drug users and undermines the union?""I've had the opportunity to discuss with the member for Glasgow Central some of the challenges she faces in her constituency.
Stephens then asked: "I thank the Secretary of State for that answer but the heads of all 31 UN agencies have called for possession decriminalisation and more than 30 countries have made changes which have cut deaths and incarceration.
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