Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 69
69
Acknowledged
Concerns about harms of non-medical cannabis use, rejecting legalisation for youth safety.
Conclusion
We are concerned by the harms that cannabis for non-medical use may pose, particularly in relation to young people. We do not believe that cannabis should be legalised and regulated for non-medical use. (Paragraph 243) Drugs 81 Northern Ireland
Government response summary AI-generated
The government shares the Committee’s concerns about the harms of cannabis for non-medical use and confirms it does not intend to legalise or regulate it, citing scientific and medical evidence of health risks.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
The Government shares the Committee’s concerns about the harms of cannabis and does not intend to legalise and regulate cannabis for non- medical use. There is clear scientific and medical evidence which shows that cannabis poses a large number of health risks, including psychological and respiratory disorders. The legalisation of cannabis would also not address the harms associated with drug dependence.
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