Should cannabis be legalised in the UK?
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Should cannabis be legalised in the UK? Clare Kelly This question has been asked for many years and still the government has not made a decision on whether cannabis should be legalised in the UK. Cannabis, weed, grass, hemp, shit, ganga, marijuana; they are all the same. Completely harmless, and completely misunderstood. 260 million people worldwide use it for its potential advantages. Those who don't use it, in my opinion, are missing out. In 1973, the drug was banned from use in Britain, much to the dismay of its users. Since then up to now, people have fought for the right to use it as a drug, unsuccessfully. Many people believe that cannabis has a worse effect on the user than tobacco in cigarettes. This is untrue. One argument is that smoking cannabis when young can lead upto mental health problems such as schizophrenia, paranoia and depression. If it...

