Top ministers admit cannabis use

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Chancellor Alistair Darling and Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly are among those to admit using the drug when they were younger.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown was among those to say they had never used it.

The Home Office is to review the decision to downgrade cannabis to a class C substance.

Ms Smith, who is to head the review of the UK's drugs strategy, said she had smoked it "just a few times," had "not particularly" enjoyed it and had not taken any other illegal drugs.

"I did break the law... I was wrong... drugs are wrong," Ms Smith, 44, added.

Heaven forbid anyone in charge of enforcing drug laws could possibly have any first hand experience with them. what a retarded country we live in.

Bet I'm not the only one thinking Brown's attempt to re-reclassify the 'herb' has taken a major step................backwards!!! :beatdeadhorse:

Well done Jacqui, Alistair, Ruth and the rest. :joint1:

honestly, you would think that all smokers are lunatics judging by the shit that is in the papers nowadays,

been smoking almost 20 years and i hold down a senior management role within a large multi national company no problem. I bet have the fucking cabinet still have a smoke on a regular basis