The papers last week were filled with photos of Sadiq Khan peering stony-faced at rows of large plants. No, he was not enjoying a surprisingly solemn trip to Kew Gardens — he was visiting a legal cannabis farm in California. The experience has inspired him to announce a new commission tasked with assessing the legal status of cannabis back home.
It seems unlikely that anything will come from this. The Home Secretary Priti Patel reminded him that he “has no powers to legalise drugs”, and the Labour Party has distanced themselves from his statements. Nevertheless, Khan has been widely praised as brave and bold by those convinced of the need to legalise cannabis.
