Health: Vaping - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:52 pm on 14 January 2020.

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Photo of Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Labour 2:52, 14 January 2020

Will the noble Baroness be good enough to check the facts and assertions made by the noble Viscount, Lord Ridley? The facts are that during prohibition in the States, health improved and did not decline. Will she check that and give him the correct facts on it? Also, will she make sure that before we make any great changes on cannabis, we look very carefully indeed at what is happening in those states in America where cannabis is freely and openly sold for recreation purposes, and check on the number of people now dying from accidents and a whole range of associated problems? True, it is raising tax, but it is also raising many social problems.