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A report that Sadiq Khan is commissioned to decriminalize the possession of cannabis in small quantities, in a large policy pivot for the City Hall.
The London Drug Commission, established by the Mayor of London two years ago, claims that although the production and supply of cannabis would continue to be “police and remain criminal … possession of small quantities for personal use would not be punished.”
The report said that cannabis police “continue to focus on special ethnic societies” that create “harmful, long-term consequences for individuals, a broader society and police community relationships.”
Khan said that the case is “convincing” and “proven based” and suggested that the government is considering it.
Classification of cannabis as Class B drugs is “disproportionate with the damage it can constitute relatively other drugs,” the report says.
With reference to the report, Khan added that “the current judgment for those captured in possession of natural cannabis cannot be justified in view of its relative harm and people’s experience of the legal system.”
‘Fresh thinking is needed’
“I have long been clear that we need new thinking about how to reduce the significant injuries in connection with drug -related crimes in our communities.”
The proposals are based on precedents such as the widespread decriminalization of the drug in some states in the United States and Canada, even if the Commission stops demanding complete legalization.
The Commission is chairman of Lord Charlie Falconer, who served as Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary in the latest Labor Government.
Falconer said: “This is the most extensive consideration of what is the correct general political answer to cannabis in recent times.
“It is clear that a basic restoration is required. Legalization is not the answer. The criminal system’s response only needs to focus on the dealers and not users.”
Tories mobilizes toward the cause
Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Philp, responded to the report with a hard rejection of Khan’s case and noted: “I completely oppose these plans.”
Philp denied that the United States and Canada constitute positive case studies in the unloading of drug police. “The United States and Canadian cities that attempted this strategy have ended up as criminal ghetto with stunned addicts in the streets and law -abiding citizens scared to go there,” Philp said.
Philp then accused Khan of “politically correct position in favor of his left -wing friends.”
