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100,000 join call for full review of drug laws
Petition started by Green MP Caroline Lucas demands evidence-based reassessment of 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act
Over 100,000 people have signed a petition started by Green MP Caroline Lucas and backed by comedian Russell Brand calling for a full review of drug laws.
It challenges politicians to hold a parliamentary debate on Britain’s failed drugs policy.
Signatories hit 100,000 yesterday, meaning that Ms Lucas’s call for an independent assessment of the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act must be considered for debate in Parliament.
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