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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Christy Cooney

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Sadiq khan launches commission to examine cannabis legality - Caught on Camera

Khan at a cannabis farm in LA
Khan is on a fact-finding mission to Los Angeles to see the impact of the city’s decision to legalise cannabis in 2016. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Sadiq Khan has announced a commission to examine the effectiveness of the UK’s drug laws, with a particular focus on those governing cannabis.

The London drugs commission, to be chaired by Lord Charlie Falconer QC, a former lord chancellor and justice secretary, was one of Khan’s manifesto pledges in his re-election bid last year.

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