by accessadmin | Tue May, 2021 | Police and Crime Commissioner
I am Plaid Cymru PCC candidate and I have been the PCC for the last 5 years. I and my party full support the decriminalisation of Cannabis use. In office I have brought in an offender diversionary scheme to divert low level offending away from the Criminal Justice...
by accessadmin | Tue May, 2021 | Police and Crime Commissioner
I would just like to make it clear that as PCC, I wouldn’t directly have the power to change the laws on cannabis, or any other drug; that is for MPs. My job is to reduce the crime rate and help create a safe community- I would seek to explore how we can direct...
by accessadmin | Tue May, 2021 | Police and Crime Commissioner
I support the UK Labour Frontbench position which is not to change the legal framework for drugs, including cannabis. However, on cannabis for medicinal use, I agree with Vaughan Gething’s view set out in a speech to the Senedd in 2018. He accepted there is some...
by accessadmin | Tue May, 2021 | Police and Crime Commissioner
Many thanks for getting in touch and I do apologise for being very slow in answering your email, for no other reason than my need to delve into the subject more deeply. You raise what is a very complex set of questions, but questions that are very pertinent. If I may...
by accessadmin | Fri Apr, 2021 | Police and Crime Commissioner
We know that drug reform is needed, and the medical benefits need to be widely included in that reform. I lead a community safety team across several regions in the UK alongside partners and the problems are the same when it comes cannabis use, we need to talk about...
by accessadmin | Thu Apr, 2021 | Police and Crime Commissioner
As you will know the PFCC has no powers to change laws. However, if elected as PFCC I would be willing to enter into conversation with your organisations and others about this issue. I appreciate the issues caused by the current status of cannabis and the...
