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UK: Support for legalising cannabis has trebled
Evening Times, Glasgow Tuesday 15 Jul 2003 SCOTS are becoming more liberal towards cannabis use, a new survey reveals today. Support to legalise the drug has more than trebled in the last 20 years in the UK. Around 41% Britons now back the move compared to 12% in 1983, and 86% believe that doctors should be allowed to prescribe cannabis for medical purposes. Half of all 18 to 34-year-olds have tried the drug and 66% have a friend or relative who has taken illegal drugs. The findings, from the National Centre for Social Research, show that although more people support legalising cannabis, 90% believe that heroin and ecstasy should remain illegal. Scots believe heroin, cocaine, tobacco and alcohol cause most damage to regular users, and few back the regular use of prescription drugs. Researcher Nina Stratford said: "People are becoming more tolerant to the use of cannabis, but there are still clear limits to what is acceptable in the area of illegal drug taking."
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