Tim Farron is to become the first leader of one of Britain’s main political parties to call for the legalization of cannabis for recreational use after declaring that the war on drugs is over.
In one of the most significant moves by the Liberal Democrats since they were reduced to a shell of just eight MPs at the election, Farron will call on the government to develop a framework for the legal regulation of cannabis.
Farron is to endorse a motion at spring conference which calls on the party to extend its existing support for the legalization of cannabis for medicinal use to recreational use.
