AT one time no home was considered to be complete without an aspidistra in the living room.
Now Leigh Euro MP Chris Davies is calling for every householder to be allowed to grow a single cannabis plant without fear of prosecution.
Chris Davies says he wants to deal a blow to the criminal trade in drugs by giving those who use cannabis recreationally the chance to avoid contact
with those dealing in more harmful substances.
The Liberal Democrat MEP has a criminal conviction for possession of cannabis after leading a political protest against existing drugs policy in 2002, but has never used any illegal drugs.
He said: "Despite the declassification of the drug, there is a real risk that cannabis users will have to buy the product from heroin dealers.
"For some this could be a slippery slope, because the criminals have a financial interest in encouraging their customers to try more harmful drugs."
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