Cannabis protesters align with Green Party on legalising the Class B drug

Despite a noticeable police presence, supporters of cannabis legalisation gathered outside the Houses of Parliament to celebrate ‘420’ day, who were happy to smoke the Class B drug openly.

Around 150 people sat in Old Palace Yard in the sunshine. They had all come to campaign for the legalisation of cannabis and in the last few weeks before the general election, they all felt the Green Party was their best hope of getting the law changed.

“We’ve considered aligning ourselves directly with the Green Party, who within their manifesto have set out something that is very very close to the end result on drug reform that we as an organisation are absolutely looking for,” explained Jonathan Liebling, political director of the United Patients Alliance, which seeks to legalise cannabis for medicinal use.

 

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