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Psychoactive Substances

Proceeding contribution from Lord Mann (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 11 November 2013. It occurred during Debate on Psychoactive Substances.

I dare not digress.

Like the Government, the European Union is doing nothing other than create an excuse for allowing the growth of legal highs without criminal sanctions. Some European Union countries think exactly the same way as this Government think. They are saying, “The more we create illegal drugs, the more criminality there will be; the less we spend on police, the more that criminality will grow, and the public will not like that.” That is the problem that the Minister should be addressing. I put it to him that he should go back to look at the origins of this proposal and withdraw the Government’s policy of going around these legalising countries to see what we can learn from them. Instead, he should be looking at the problems in areas like mine.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
570 c769 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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