INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY'S APOLOGY AND CANNABIS RECLASSIFICATION
Early day motion 1170, tabled 20 March 2007 by Nigel Evans (Conservative). Signed by 36 members.
That this House welcomes the apology by the Independent on Sunday concerning its campaign to decriminalise cannabis; notes the record numbers of teenagers that are requiring drug treatment due to their use of cannabis; further notes that the current strain of cannabis is 25 times stronger than a decade ago; and calls on the Government to reclassify cannabis as a Class B drug.
Signatures by party: Conservative 19, Labour 11, DUP 3, Liberal Democrat 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.