Cannabis Use: State of the Law

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:44 pm on 18 October 2000.

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Photo of Lord Selsdon Lord Selsdon Conservative 2:44, 18 October 2000

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reply. However, I should be even more grateful if he could give some indication of the extent to which this invasive weed has entered our society. For example, how many regular users are there of this substance--sometimes known as the "weed of wisdom"? What is the annual value of sales on the street? It is not so much a question of damage that may be done to the individual, but of the damage that the individual may do to society in terms of road accidents, industrial accidents or theft. I should be grateful if the Minister could remove some of the smoky haze that clouds this issue.