Margaret Curran: I have to tell Mr Sheridan that he is not listening to the ordinary people of Glasgow if he thinks that cannabis is not a problem. I will take Mr Sheridan to my constituency and show him the serious consequences of young people taking cannabis and then mixing it with other illegal drugs. Mothers Against Drugs will tell Mr Sheridan categorically, as they have told me, that the way that...
Margaret Curran: Oh come on, Tommy, let me get on. We have to understand that we will not solve the problem of illegal drug use simply by legalising some other drugs. As Tommy Sheridan knows, kids get cannabis from people who deal in other drugs. Mr Sheridan said earlier that people get cannabis from small-scale users or from their family. If Tommy Sheridan has made any analysis at all of the economic...
Margaret Curran: ...comes from deprived communities and from the people who live with the situation daily. This Parliament has a duty to listen to those people above all others when they tell us not to legalise cannabis and to retain enforcement policies. They support the Executive's balanced proposals, as I do. I have listened to many of the communities that have been struggling with this issue and I have...