Here Are Some Of The Big Names Calling For UK Laws On Cannabis To Be Relaxed
(World News UK)

Over the last few months, a number of well-known names – from government ministers and ex-police chiefs to celebrities and think tank experts – have spoken in support of relaxing laws around drug use. The latest is ex-Met chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, who on Monday morning announced he was reversing his life-long opposition to the legalisation of the Class C drug, after taking part in a Channel 4 investigation. Canada became the second country in the world last week, after Uruguay, to legalise cannabis. The policy was a key pledge for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party, who argued criminalisation of the drug had failed and hadn’t stopped Canada from...