Lib Dems leader Ed Davey revealed that if elected he would look to legalise cannabis through licensed retailers. As any future government seeks alternative avenues to generate more revenue for the Treasury, the legalisation of cannabis could be a key way in which to do so. But will general election candidates pledge this?
Read the detail here
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2024/06/11/lib-dems-cannabis/
Their manifesto states
Combat the harms caused by drugs by:
- Moving the departmental lead on drugs policy from the Home Office to the Department of Health and Social Care.
- Investing in more addiction services and support for drug users, including specialist youth support services.
- Freeing up police time, reducing court backlogs, tackling prison overcrowding and reducing the harms of drug misuse by diverting people arrested for possession of drugs for personal use into treatment where appropriate.
- Protecting young people, tackling the criminal gangs and taking ‘skunk’ off the streets by introducing a legal, regulated market for cannabis. Sales will be restricted to over-18s only, from licensed retailers with strict limits on potency and THC content.
- Treating Scotland’s drug deaths crisis as a public health emergency, and devolving powers for tailored solutions where necessary.
This is what the party say on their website
The Liberal Democrats want to introduce a legal, regulated market for cannabis.
The UK’s outdated cannabis laws are causing harm. Criminal drug gangs are doing enormous damage to our communities and the lives of young people.
The “war on drugs” waged by Labour and the Conservatives hasn’t stopped the supply of harmful drugs. All they’ve done is concentrate power in the hands of organised crime gangs.
Liberal Democrats would restrict sales to over-18s only, from licensed retailers with strict limits on potency and THC content.
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