{"id":21400,"date":"2025-05-31T11:25:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T11:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmj-investment.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/is-it-time-to-legalise-cannabis-in-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T11:25:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T11:25:46","slug":"is-it-time-to-legalise-cannabis-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmj-investment.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/is-it-time-to-legalise-cannabis-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Time to LEGALISE CANNABIS in the UK?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cQ5RvQJpvcg\">Is it Time to LEGALISE CANNABIS in the UK?!<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe  loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"  src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cQ5RvQJpvcg?rel=0\"  frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img  decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 5px 5px 0;\"  src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/mmj-investment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hiyK8g.jpg\"  \/><noscript><img  decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 5px 5px 0;\"  src=\"https:\/\/mmj-investment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/hiyK8g.jpg\"  \/><\/noscript>The age old &#8220;should we decriminalise cannibis?&#8221; conversation has reared it&#8217;s head again, this time with the London Mayor Sadiq Khan backing the calls to decriminalise for possession of small amounts. <\/p>\n<p>How are drug laws in the UK damaging police relations with ethnic communities? 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