Britons want cannabis to be legalised – change is inevitable, says ex-minister
Lib Dem’s Norman Lamb urges MPs to pass the bill to create a regulated market for the drug
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Parliament will be failing in its duty to reflect the will of the people if it continues to resist calls to introduce a regulated cannabis market, a former coalition minister has warned. A 10-minute rule bill proposing the introduction of a legal cannabis market in the UK, something that would constitute the biggest shakeup of the drugs laws in the past half-century, will end its passage through the Commons. It was tabled by Norman Lamb, the Liberal Democrats’ health spokesman, and supported by MPs from all parties, as well as experts including a serving chief constable.