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Senior Brit Politician Calls For Ecstasy Downgrade

Author: Jonty Adderley
Thursday, December 19, 2002
British drug policy, which continues to equate ecstasy with heroin and cocaine means 'the law is an ass', respected British politician Chris Mullin said this week.

The former Home Office Minister, who remains chairman of the influential Commons home affairs committee, was speaking to MPs in parliament and called for E to be downgraded to Class B, the same status cannabis is currently graded at.

"Half of all young people at some stage dabble in drugs," Mr Mullin pointed out.

"I am in no doubt that drugs need to be categorised according to the degree of harmfulness and as far as ecstasy is concerned… the science is clear," he added (The Guardian).
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