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Today, the House of Commons in the United Kingdom debated the newly re-elected Conservative Government’s drug strategy. The policy paper released last week was met with the usual back-and-forth banter between party lines, with no real dramatic highlights to speak of except one.
Elizabeth Brice, who had multiple sclerosis, campaigned for legalising medicinal cannabis. Prohibition is stupid & cruel #drugsdebate pic.twitter.com/sjEPLDzMc6
— Paul Flynn (@PaulFlynnMP) July 18, 2017
The comments of interest came from Labour Party MP and drug policy reform advocate Paul Flynn. “I call on people, and I know we aren’t supposed to do this, to break the law,” said Flynn.
“Come here [to Parliament] and use cannabis here and see what happens. To challenge the government and the authorities to arrest them and take them in. That’s the only way it will get to the common mind of the government, which is set in concrete. The laws are evidence-free and prejudice-rich.”
These bold comments made by Minister Flynn caught the attention of many, including Jason Reed of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP).
“Paul has been a long supporter of full drug policy…
