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Breaking
News:
UK
to
Legalize
Medical
Marijuana
3/24/00
According to reports in London
newspapers on Friday (3/24), the British government is prepared to legalize
marijuana for medical use. The move would mark a drastic departure
for Tony Blair's Labour government, which has to this point enthusiastically
pursued a more punitive, US-style drug prohibition policy.
Both The Independent and
the London Times reported that the lift in sanctions against medical marijuana
users is a compromise between Blair and Home Secretary Jack Straw, who
favor a zero-tolerance approach, and Cabinet Office Minister Mo Mowlam,
who has called for a royal commission to review the effectiveness of current
drug laws. Blair and Straw have rejected that proposal, reportedly
for fear its conclusions would lead to increased support for decriminalization.
DRCNet will continue to monitor
this story.
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Issue #130, 3/24/00
Innocent, Unarmed Man Shot by New York City Drug Unit | National Drug Strategy Released, and Testimony by Eric Sterling | Dump Judge Judy Campaign Growing, Needs Volunteer Monitors, Pain Patients Speak Out | Another Medical Marijuana Bill Goes Before Maryland House Committee | Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Forfeiture Reform Bill, Colombia Aid Package Stalled | Medical Marijuana Patients Begin Northern Florida "Journey For Justice" | Breaking News: UK to Legalize Medical Marijuana | No Hemp for the Masses | High School Anti-Drug Lesson Daringly Different | Link of the Week: "Lost Political Causes" by William F. Buckley | OP-ED: No End in Sight in Los Angeles Police Scandal
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