UK CANNABIS LEGALISATION DEBATE: WE NEED TO CATCH UP
er the weekend, following a strong social media campaign, a petition calling for the UK government to consider debating the legalisation and regulation of cannabis reached 100,000 signatures. At the time the research for this article started, the number had gotten to 110,532, and is still climbing.
According to James Richard Owen, the individual who started the petition, “legalising cannabis could bring in £900m in taxes every year, save £400m on policing cannabis and create over 10,000 new jobs.” This would mean an extra £1.3 billion into the hands of the tax payer, even before the tax receipts come in from the alleged 10,000 jobs created.
Overall, both in the UK and globally, this petition has come at a time when public attitudes towards cannabis are shifting rapidly. Recently, three Police and Crime Commissioners had said that, in order to save money, police officers would not be expected to target...
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