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UK: MP tells Commons 'cannabis is part of spiritual outlook for Rastafarians'

The Mirror

Monday 12 Oct 2015

Anne McLaughlin, who is MP for Glasgow North East, has told the House of Commons that Rastafarians could question if their civil liberties are affected

Cannabis is part of the spiritual outlook for Rastafarians, claims an SNP MP .

Anne McLaughlin, who is MP for Glasgow North East, has told the House of Commons that Rastafarians could question if their civil liberties are affected if the drug remains illegal.

The MP, speaking during a debate on an e-petition seeking to legalise cannabis Ms McLaughlin revealed her Rastafarian partner has never tried to drug, reports the Daily Record .

She said: "I'm probably the only speaker here, you can prove me wrong if you like, whose partner is a Rastafarian, and he's probably the only Rastafarian - oh, I might get shot down in flames for this - who has never used cannabis.

"It's not compulsory for Rastafarians to use cannabis .

"However, it is part of their spiritual outlook and he has asked the question 'Well, where are my civil liberties if I choose to do that because that's part of my religious beliefs, where are my civil liberties if it criminalises me?"'

A spokeswoman for civil liberties for the SNP has earlier said there are clear arguments against legalising the drug .

But she added the existing policy resulted in people from the country's poorest communities and black and minority ethnic communities being affected "most severely".

Ms McLaughlin also said there is "quite a snobbish attitude" towards cannabis as opposed to other drugs.

She said: "As other members have said, it would appear from various media reports that those are maybe of a kind of a middle to upper-class background can partake in illicit substances in their university days without ever jeopardising their future career.

"But many people from a working-class background, a drugs-related conviction, no matter how minor, can have a devastating impact on their life chances in terms of employment."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mp-tells-commons-cannabis-part-6622901

 

 

 

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