Yes, I think it would have been. That is why my predecessor decided not to take that advice and why that decision has been endorsed by this Parliament.
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Proceeding contribution from
Alan Johnson
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 2 November 2009.
It occurred during Urgent question on Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
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