The benefits of cannabis legalisation

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says there is widespread public support for decriminalisation of the class-B drug

Sadiq Khan, mayor of London
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Sadiq Khan is to launch a review on the “feasibility” of decriminalising cannabis as part of a new approach to tackling drug-related crime should he be re-elected mayor of London.

Khan is to set up an independent London drugs commission “to examine the potential health, economic and criminal justice benefits of decriminalising the class-B drug”, The Guardian reports.

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