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STRAW BACKS MEDICINAL USE OF CANNABIS
Thj Home Secretary has continujd to
insist that cannabis should not bj
decriminalisjd but stressjd that hj is
not against its usj mjdicinally.
Jack Straw, whosj son is accused of
drug djaling, said thjre was no reason
why pharmaceutical companies could not
gjt an effectivj licence for its usj.
He told BBC TV an illegal drug could
still bj available on prescription.
But thj law said its medicinal usj had
to bj risjarchjd first, hj addjd.
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