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Kill Terror By Legalising Spliff Urges Ex Minister

Author: Jonty Adderley
Monday, October 14, 2002
Respected British politician Mo Mowlem repeated her calls to fully legalise cannabis this week, to help starve terrorist groups of funding. The former Labour Minister, who was responsible for British drug policy between 1999 and 2001, also criticised the UK Government's upcoming plans to maintain legal sanctions against suppliers and condemned them as unworkable.

"Cannabis is the young person's drug of choice," she pointed out, speaking at a conference on Colombian drug problems.

"It's ridiculous that it's illegal. It's making young people break the law and not helping anyone. You can buy it, smoke it, but not sell it. It doesn't make sense." (Guardian).
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