Pubdate: Sun, 13 Mar 2016
Source: Mirror, The (UK)
Copyright: 2016 The Mirror
Contact:  http://www.mirror.co.uk/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1161

LIB DEMS' OK TO CANNABIS AND UKP1BN TAX

LIB DEMS yesterday overwhelmingly backed the legalisation of cannabis.

Just a handful of members at their spring conference in York opposed 
the motion.

Heal th spokesman Norman Lamb said: "It's long overdue that we call 
time on the most discredited, most stupid, most dangerous so-called 
'war on drugs'.

"I want this party to lead the way to a new approach, based on 
evidence, which is liberal, and which protects public health."

Selling the drug in regulated shops and clubs could raise UKP1billion 
tax, he said.

In a speech today Lib Dem leader Tim Farron vows to "fight this 
Government's short-sighted cuts to school budgets" in a speech.
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