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Cannabis To Be Legal, Claims MP!
Posted by FoM on July 02, 1999 at 11:12:01 PT
Patients claim cannabis brings relief! 
Source: BBC
Labour's Paul Flynn told the House of Commons: "The position at the moment is, I believe, that the government have made up their minds to allow cannabis to be used for medicinal purposes.
Ministers are set to legalise the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, an MP has claimed. "It's not a question of if, it's a question of when." Flynn: "Debate developing" Mr Flynn (Newport West), a veteran campaigner for the legalisation of cannabis for medicinal purposes, claimed it could help multiple sclerosis sufferers in particular. In a debate on drugs, he said 100 MPs had signed a Commons early day motion calling for such a move. Leap forward "That's an enormous leap forward. Six years ago there was a total of 13 MPs that signed a virtually identical motion before this House. "The debate is developing." Earlier Cabinet Enforcer Jack Cunningham had told Opposition spokeswoman Ann Winterton: "I can assure you that the government has no intention of de-criminalising any illegal drugs." But Mr Flynn's call was backed by Labour's Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East), chairman of the all-party drugs misuse group, who said: "I would certainly allow the use of cannabis tomorrow for medical purposes. " Jailed A disabled man jailed for growing cannabis to relieve the pain of arthritis was blocked by the Prison Service from visiting the Commons with the MP in May. Eric Mann, 55, of Pembroke Dock, west Wales, who is serving a 12-month sentence, was prevented from appearing at a press conference to campaign for a change in the law. He was ordered to return to Prescoed open prison, in South Wales, after his 34-hour pass was rescinded. Friday, July 2, 1999 Published at 14:44 GMT 15:44 UK 
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