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7 results found for '"Drug legalization"' in Keywords.
Cannabis legalisation (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Professor James Graham, from the Home Office Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs, on legalising cannabis, and dangers involved. Male interviewer not identified.
Hayes on Sunday (1979)
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- Interview; Talk show
Hayes on Sunday, with Paul Ingrams standing in for Brian Hayes revisits the week’s shows. Guests include James Porter, Director of the Commonwealth Institute in London, on the Commonwealth Conference;...
Lord Melchett on police at music festivals (1980)
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- Interview
Interview with Labour peer Lord Melchett (Peter Mond) on the heavy-handed approach by police during UK music festivals when searching for illegal drugs, his views cannabis should be legalized, and need to...
Linda McCartney drugs charges (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with musicians Linda and Paul McCartney on the fine she received for the possession of cannabis after travelling from Barbados and their views that it should be legalised. Male interviewer not...
TUC conference - Closing debates (1985)
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- News report; Speech
Mark Mardell reports on the closing debates at the 1985 TUC conference in Blackpool with discussion on the legalisation of cannabis, hospital conditions, and the future of the railways. Speaking are: David...
Margaret Thatcher’s war on drugs (1990)
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- Interview
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is interviewed about fighting the drug problem throughout the world, justifying in particular the additional funding the UK Government is giving to Columbia. She would never...
Calls for cannabis legalisation (1993)
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- Interview; News report; Speech; Vox pop
Report on 65-year-old Liverpool doctor Ann Biezanek(?) having been cleared of supplying her ill daughter with cannabis for medical purposes, the case opens the debate on the relaxation of drug laws. Speakers...