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Medicinal Cannabis

EDM number 363 in 1997-98, proposed by Paul Flynn on 28/10/1997.

That this House congratulates the newspaper Disability Now for its survey of the use of medicinal cannabis by people with disabilities; notes that in the sample 97 per cent were in favour of decriminalising medicinal cannabis and 67 per cent had used cannabis for pain relief; recalls that cannabis has been used medicinally in all continents for thousands of years and was prescribed in the United Kingdom until 1971 without problems; and urges the Government to respond swiftly and positively to the evidence of the proven advantages of cannabis for treating multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, cerebral palsy and the effects of chemotherapy, and to provide cannabis in forms that can be taken without smoking in order to end the dependence of thousands of sick and disabled people on the criminal drug market.

This motion has been signed by a total of 35 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Paul Flynn28/10/1997Newport WestLabourProposed
Brian Iddon28/10/1997Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Jackie Ballard28/10/1997TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley28/10/1997Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Norman Godman29/10/1997Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Desmond Turner29/10/1997Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
John Austin29/10/1997Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Tony Clarke29/10/1997Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell29/10/1997Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Bill Michie29/10/1997Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara29/10/1997Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones29/10/1997Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone30/10/1997Brent EastLabourSigned
John Cryer30/10/1997HornchurchLabourSigned
Gerry Steinberg30/10/1997Durham, City ofLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge30/10/1997Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis30/10/1997Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Clive Soley03/11/1997Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's BushLabourSigned
Martin Caton03/11/1997GowerLabourSigned
Fiona Mactaggart03/11/1997SloughLabourSigned
John McDonnell04/11/1997Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Peter Brand04/11/1997Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
John Cummings04/11/1997EasingtonLabourSigned
Jim Wallace04/11/1997Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable11/11/1997TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Brake17/11/1997Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson20/11/1997Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
John Gunnell26/11/1997Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
John McAllion27/11/1997Dundee EastLabourSigned
Nick Harvey05/12/1997North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Fabian Hamilton22/01/1998Leeds North EastLabourSigned
Audrey Wise02/02/1998PrestonLabourSigned
Martyn Jones09/02/1998Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer12/02/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
Gordon PrenticeUnknownWithdrawn

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