There is where the headlines this hour. Those were the headlines. Now on bbc news, ca nadas legalised it, so three mps go on a weed trip to see if britain could do the same. It was the first major western country to go fully legal but has it worked . This programme contains adult themes. You could go to prison for a very long time in britain if youve got anything like this. Theres been a big shift in attitudes to cannabis in the past few years. Our current laws are a disaster. You might remember billy caldwell. His mum fought for him to get access to cannabis oil to help with his severe epilepsy. At every single stage of this campaign, we have mentioned making history. Billys case led to a big change at the end of 2018. Medicinal cannabis products can now be legally prescribed to some patients across the uk for the first time. Globally, where thats happened, its often not been long before Recreational Use of the drug has followed. Take, for example, canada. It legalised cannabis in oct
Rival demonstrations are taking place in hong kong where tensions remain high after weeks of Anti Government protests. Now on bbc news ca nadas legalised cannabis, but could britain do the same . In this special documentary, three mps go on a trip to canada to find out how legalising the drug has worked. And a warning this programme contains adult themes. You could go to prison for a very long time in britain if youve got anything like this. Theres been a big shift in attitudes to cannabis in the past few years. Our current laws are a disaster. You might remember billy caldwell. His mum fought for him to get access to cannabis oil to help with his severe epilepsy. At every single stage of this campaign, we have mentioned making history. Billys case led to a big change at the end of 2018. Medicinal cannabis products can now be legally prescribed to some patients across the uk for the first time. Globally, where thats happened, its often not been long before Recreational Use of the drug
Globally, where thats happened, its often not been long before Recreational Use of the drug has followed. Take, for example, canada. It legalised cannabis in october last year, the first major western country to do so. Thats good weed. With cannabis the uks most popular illegal drug, a group of british mps and charities have come to canada to see what some call the worlds biggest drugs experiment. Have you ever seen this volume of cannabis yourself . I never saw any volume of cannabis so, should the uk follow suit . In a couple of weeks, were going to be following a first of its kind three mps from across the political spectrum, heading to canada to see how legalising cannabis has worked out. But, first, i want to find out where they stand. Starting here in north london with the tottenham mp, david lammy, not a man shy of having a strong opinion or two. The problem is in a constituency like mine, theres a brutal unfairness in the way that black youth are treated. Theyre stopped and sea
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Lifetime. Prime minister rishi sunak in the last few minutes has been speaking for the First Time Since returning from his summer holiday. Heres what he had to say. Say. Yeah, were planning for winter in the nhs earlier than weve ever done before. Thats why today im announcing £250 million to invest in more a e capacity in 30 different sites across the country. Earlier this across the country. Earlier this yeanl across the country. Earlier this year, i announced our urgent and Emergency Care recovery plan. Emergency care recovery plan. Thats about more beds, more ambulances, faster discharge , ambulances, faster discharge, all of which improves patient care. And although weve still got work to do, were starting to see the results of that ambulance response times have come down considerably. A e performance is improving and today another step on that today is another step on that journey to a better performing nhs, delivering better care for people particularly this people, particularl