RE-CLASSIFYING CANNABIS

Early day motion 1662, tabled 18 July 2002 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 44 members.

That this House congratulates the Home Secretary on his decision to accept the advice of the Police Foundation, the Advisory Committee on Drug Misuse, and the Home Affairs Select Committee to re-classify cannabis; and notes his statement that families convinced him the measure would be right because the present message, that all illegal drugs are equally dangerous, lacked credibility and increased the likelihood of the use of addictive killer drugs.

Signatures by party: Labour 36, Labour/Co-operative 4, Liberal Democrat 3, Conservative 1.