Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is under fire for putting his name to a proposal, as a euro MP from 1999 to 2004, for “decriminalising the use of certain substances” and “partially decriminalising the sale of cannabis”. Put forward in 2002 in Brussels, the proposal called on the European Union states to control and regulate the production, sale and use of “currently illegal substances”; criticising “repressive” laws. Clegg’s position as a Lib Dem member seems to conflict with his 2002 support for legalising drugs which is to make the ACMD “completely independent of government”.
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Supporting legalisation of drugs by the name of Nick Clegg
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
Tags: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, MPs
This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 at 6:40 am.
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