Poetic Licence
Cannabis Debate BY MARTIN NEWELL ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL HEATH
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Your support makes all the difference.Charles Kennedy, newly elected leader of the Lib Dems, says that a Royal Commission should be created to look at the decriminalisation of cannabis. The Bishop of Edinburgh, this week, also fuelled the debate when he said that young people should be taught to use the drug in moderation
The year they made it legal
Or was it the year after?
A silence in the Commons
Except for stifled laughter
The Minister For Cannabis
Stood up to make his point
His shadow interrupted:
"Did you front-load that joint?"
Amidst the back-bench uproar
The Speaker shouted out:
"Order... or whatever...
Yeah... what was this about?
Taxation? Right I'm with you
So anyway these places
We've opened up in London
For people off their faces...."
"Thank you Madam Speaker."
The Minister grinned sweetly.
"The working party's seen them
We checked them out completely
Where was I? Yeah... these Cafes.
Extraordinary really...
The music on their speakers
You hear it much more clearly
It isn't muffled, thuddy
As in a normal venue
Did I say muffled, thuddy?
Or was it thuffled, muddy?
No. Anyway... their menu
Our working party tried it
The skunk was pretty edgy
But okay if you ride it
Whereas the Leb was heavy
Though nothing you can't handle
We all just sort of sat there
Staring at the candle...."
The Minister looked vacant
Remembering the night.
"Taxation?" someone prompted
He smiled and said: "Yeah... right."
"...and look. Is anyone going out?
Because I really fancy some chocolate..."
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