Proof that Mayor Khan’s gone potty?
PRITI Patel yesterday slapped down London mayor Sadiq Khan after he announced a ‘commission’ to look at decriminalising cannabis in Britain.
The Home Secretary pointed out that Mr Khan has ‘no power’ to legalise illicit substances, and said his time would be ‘better spent’ focusing on tackling drug and knife crime in the capital. It came after the mayor praised the ‘high standards’ of legalised cannabis farms in California during a taxpayerfunded US tour.
He also said he was launching a new London Drugs Commission, headed by former justice secretary Lord Falconer, QC, to consider the decriminalisation of the class B drug in Britain. The body will examine research from University College London, but will not look at changing the law on class A drugs.
Mr Khan said an ‘honest, open’ conversation was needed about UK cannabis laws. But Miss Patel said: ‘Sadiq Khan’s time would be better spent focusing on knife and drug crime in London.’
IN his latest pathetic attempt to appear relevant, Sadiq Khan has set up a commission to look at decriminalising cannabis in the UK.
Rather than announce it here, the showboating London mayor jetted off at public expense for photo opportunities at a marijuana farm in Los Angeles. Instead of engaging in expensive stunts, he should devote his energy to tackling the epidemic of drug and knife crime on his patch.