DEBATE: Yasmin Qureshi urged the government to consider legalising cannabis for medical use. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire.
MINISTERS should consider legalising cannabis said Bolton South East MP Yasmin Qureshi.
Ms Qureshi was speaking during a debate on medicinal cannabis in the House of Commons this week.
She said: "I have had a number of constituents in the past eight years who have suffered from different illnesses, such as epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.
"They told me that conventional drugs have not worked for them. Often, they have had to travel abroad, especially Holland, to obtain and use cannabis, which has helped them significantly. I therefore urge the Minister and the Government to please consider allowing the medicinal use of cannabis."
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