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Classification Of Cannabis

EDM number 876 in 2007-08, proposed by Nigel Evans on 05/02/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Drugs misuse and Mental health.

That this House notes that it is over six months since the Lancet reported on 27th July 2007 that one joint of cannabis can raise the risk of schizophrenia by more than 40 per cent. and that the drug carries a huge risk with regards to future mental illness; recognises the rising prevalence of skunk varieties of the drug which can be much stronger than others, and poses a higher danger to mental health; and calls on the Government to reclassify cannabis to Category B without delay.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Nigel Evans05/02/2008Ribble ValleyConservativeProposed
Peter Bottomley05/02/2008Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Bob Spink05/02/2008Castle PointConservativeSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle05/02/2008ChorleyLabourSeconded
David Crausby05/02/2008Bolton North EastLabourSeconded
Christopher Chope05/02/2008ChristchurchConservativeSeconded
Ken Purchase06/02/2008Wolverhampton North EastLabourSigned
Tim Loughton06/02/2008East Worthing and ShorehamConservativeSigned
Malcolm Moss06/02/2008North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Jim Dobbin06/02/2008Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
John Whittingdale06/02/2008Maldon and East ChelmsfordConservativeSigned
Philip Davies06/02/2008ShipleyConservativeSigned
Ian McCartney07/02/2008MakerfieldLabourSigned
Ann Winterton07/02/2008CongletonConservativeSigned
David Drew07/02/2008StroudLabourSigned
Graham Brady07/02/2008Altrincham and Sale WestConservativeSigned
Peter Luff07/02/2008Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Betty Williams18/02/2008ConwyLabourSigned
David Wilshire18/02/2008SpelthorneConservativeSigned
John Horam19/02/2008OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Brian Jenkins19/02/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Joe Benton19/02/2008BootleLabourSigned
John Leech19/02/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
George Howarth20/02/2008Knowsley North and Sefton EastLabourSigned
Sammy Wilson20/02/2008East AntrimDUPSigned
Elfyn Llwyd21/02/2008Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Derek Conway22/02/2008Old Bexley and SidcupIndependentSigned

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