Damien Egan, Mayor of Lewisham
(Picture: Lewisham Council)Decriminalising cannabis possession for young Londoners could help fix a “broken system” and create a safer city, the borough mayor behind the plans has said.
Damien Egan, the Mayor of Lewisham, said the “only people that are winning” in the Government’s current War on Drugs are “organised criminal gangs” as he called for an “evidence-based” debate on the benefits of decriminalisation.
