His Bill will call for the drug to be sold under strict conditions from specially licensed premises. Howard Flight, Conservative Treasury spokesman and MP for Arundel and South Downs, became one of the first leading Tories to show some public sympathy for the argument to legalise cannabis. Jackie Ballard, Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton, called for the possession of cannabis to be decriminalised, but thought that it was too early for the sale of the drug to be legalised. While it makes sense to downgrade possession of cannabis, we should not do anything which could encourage people to harm their health. Mr Flynn said that if cannabis were legalised, it could be brought under effective control.
Cannabis needs to be taken away from the criminals and the thrill of illegality removed.
If, like alcohol, it was legal, people could choose the strength of drug they took. They would be much more likely to take a mild form, in the same way that they are more likely to drink a beer than strong alcohol. He did allow for the possibility that cannabis might be made available on prescription to relieve the pain of those suffering from conditions such as multiple sclerosis. Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2000. How can something so natural be harmfull.