What British MP's said about
cannabis legalisation

Updated April 2023

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LIST OF UK MPs & Ex-MP's WHO ADMITTED TRYING CANNABIS

LIST OF UK MPs

• Norman Baker, Liberal Democrat, Lewes: Minister urges legalisation of cannabis for medicinal use
• Crispin Blunt, Conservative, Reigate: Reigate MP Crispin Blunt calls for medicinal cannabis rethink: August 24 2014
• Nick Clegg, Lib Dem, Shefield Hallam: Clegg will not legalise cannabis: May 5 2010
• James Cleverly, Conservative, Braintree: Tory MP admits taking drugs, watching porn and wanting to snog Theresa May: November 1 2015
• Yvette Cooper, Labour, Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
• Angela Eagle, Labour Wallasey, September 2001
• Michael Ellis, Conservative, Northampton North, October 2010
• Nigel Evans, Conservative, Ripple Valley: September 2007
• Michael Fabricant, Conservative, Litchfield: Anger as Tory party chief backs MPs' bid to legalise hard drugs and to educate users instead: Daily Mail, 10 Dec 2012
• Tim Farron, Lib Dem, Westmorland and Lonsdale: Tim Farron calls for legalisation of cannabis for recreational use, The Guardian, 11 February 2016
• Sir Roger Gale, Labour, Vauxhall, MP slams cannabis seed sales, July 2013
• George Howarth, Labour, Knowsley
• Tony Lloyd, Labour, Rochdale
• Tim Loughton, Conservative, Worthing East& Shoreham: Mixed Messages On Soft Drugs Fuelling Cannabis Café Problem: 29 May 2003
• Caroline Lucas, Green Party, Brighton Pavilion, April 2023: Brighton cannabis summit held in Brighthelm in North Road
• Andrew Mitchell, Conservative, Sutton Coldfield, November 2014: MP rejects calls to legalise cannabis
• David Mundell, Conservative, Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, Medical cannabis is 'industry of the future' that will create job<: April 2023
• Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Labour and Co-operative Party, Brighton Kemptown, April 2023: Brighton cannabis summit held in Brighthelm in North Road
• Jeff Smith, Labour, Manchester Withington, Labour MP aims to open up medicinal cannabis access on the NHS for thousands of families Dec 9 2021
• Jeff Smith, Labour, Manchester Withington, interview. The Labour MP fighting for medicinal cannabis and young people Jan 20 2022