This is Tory MP Victoria Atkins MP, the UK minister responsible for drugs policy:
Atkins strongly and totally opposes the use of cannabis for either medical or recreational use and supports the government’s hard-line position that there is ‘no therapeutic value’ in cannabis.
For example, Ms Atkins spoke out forcefully against deregulation of cannabis in Parliament in July 2017:
“I declare an interest: I used to prosecute national-level drug barons. We are talking about gun-toting criminals, who think nothing of shooting each other and the people who carry their drugs for them. What on earth does my hon. Friend think their reaction will be to the idea of drugs being regulated? Does he really think that these awful people are suddenly going to become law-abiding citizens?”
On the other side of the argument, here is Paul Kenward – the CEO of British Sugar – which surprisingly has managed to obtain a licence from the British government to grow cannabis in the UK for medicinal use abroad:
So how on Earth did Mr Kenward manage to persuade Ms Atkins to allow his company to grow cannabis in the UK when she is so strongly opposed to it and so strongly convinced it has no therapeutic value?
It surely couldn’t be anything to do with the fact that they’re married?
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Misleading Parliament Again. Victoria Atkins, The Drugs Minister With A Family Cannabis Farm
Daniel Vulliamy said:
A corker! One rule for us….
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Robert Fillies said:
Gross hypocrisy.
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sdbast said:
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notjustagranny said:
Double standards as always
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mili68 said:
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mohandeer said:
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Chris said:
British Sugar also paid for her and her husband’s £1200 hotel bill during the conservative conference.
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Stephanie said:
It’s her husband!!!!!! Don’t you know???
She is using her maiden name in politics
So wrongen
#petition to get them to come clear?
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jo said:
well done again Tom..its always been like this here ,sooo absolute corrupt hypocrites,they are shameless criminals and basically vile b’tards
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Janet said:
Seems one rule for her husband and one for the sick people that could benefit from canabis oil. Why not left her husband grow it for medical purposes in the UK. If she dos’nt believe it has any medical value why has she granted her husband licence to grow canabis for oversea’s use. I think this is morally wrong.
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paul bovis said:
It does not matter what party they represent, it appears that most , if not all, MP’s are money grabbing hypocrites !
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jo said:
She has no problem trying to control everyone else though it seems ,the hypocrite witch…. eh marjorie 🙂
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Marjorie Bridge said:
She does not control him. It seems unfortunate that he can’t stand by her though.
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jo said:
he will stand next to witch in the bank queue I would bet .
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Teresa Grover said:
Shared everyone needs to know. Conflict of interest with Mr. MAY who gets contracts from tory government now this. Hypocrisy at tory level makes big money not enough for free shool dinners it seems!
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Jiji Monter said:
Guys you do know when these MPs are out of office, they are regular people who can be picked off and killed? There is no security for these people
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jo said:
I think arrested and charged is the normal way to think jiji ,don’t you ?
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Tim Holland said:
That canabis photo is photoshopped. Mentioned at the bottom of the source article. https://www.clear-uk.org/paul-kenward-husband-victoria-atkins-mp-uk-drugs-minister-grows-cannabis-living/
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jo said:
And your point is he isnt and she isn’t per article Tim ? because he is and she is and they are,so the article and blog exposes gross hypocricy and who cares if the picture just portrays him grinning all the way to the bank (the point of the photo.
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