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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:12 AM Jan 2012

Sir Richard Branson urges change to drugs law - UK

Sir Richard Branson has urged the government to take responsibility for drugs policy away from the Home Office and treat misuse as a "health issue".

The entrepreneur told the Commons home affairs committee this could bring a fall in use, saying such a policy had worked in Portugal and other countries.

He said Prime Minister David Cameron had to be "brave" over the issue.

But Sir Richard added: "I would not advocate heroin and cocaine to be sold in supermarkets."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16697637

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Sir Richard Branson urges change to drugs law - UK (Original Post) dipsydoodle Jan 2012 OP
Richard Branson will also never be busted for drugs. Tunkamerica Jan 2012 #1

Tunkamerica

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1. Richard Branson will also never be busted for drugs.
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:16 AM
Jan 2012

I'm sure if he had never used drugs he would've lived up to his full potential and been a trillionaire.

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