Political Parties
See also: Cannabis political partiesMany political parties support liberalizing drug control laws, from libertarian parties to far left movements.
In 2011, the Liberal Democrats in the UK adopted a policy of moving towards the Portugal model of decriminalisation and advocating treatment rather than prosecution. The Green Party also support the legalisation of cannabis. Alan Duncan is also a Conservative MP well known for his advocacy of a free market for drugs.
There are also numerous single issue marijuana parties devoted to campaign for the legalisation of cannabis exclusively.
Read more about this topic: Drug Liberalization
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