The UK will legalise cannabis within five to 10 years say MPs
A group of cross-party MPs who've been on a fact-finding trip to Canada predict the UK will fully legalise cannabis use within five to ten years.Of the three politicians in the group one had a significant shift in his position.Mr Lammy, alongside Conservative Jonathan Djanogly and Liberal Democrat Sir Norman Lamb were all filmed on their journey for a Newsbeat documentary called Legalising Cannabis: Canada's Story.
"I was really anxious because I was chairing the technology and and science select committee and I was travelling back over night, and I thought if I get back with no sleep it will be a challenge.""I took the drops and I slept very well on the plane home, I actually slept through breakfast." She describes how technically illegal, but often described as"grey", cannabis providers still thrive.
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