Professor Green wants to legalise heroin

The London-born star believes criminalising drugs increases usage
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Emma Powell25 July 2018
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Professor Green has said he wants to see heroin legalised, claiming criminalising drugs leads to increased usage.

Green, real name Stephen Manderson, claimed the Misuse of Drugs Act in 1971, which introduced classes A, B and C, resulted in millions more people using the opioid.

“I don't believe in prohibition for anything,” he told the Daily Mirror. “You look at the Misuse of Drugs Act, which was brought in in 1966 [1971].

“I believe before that I think there was only 17,00 people or so who were using heroin, now it’s well over half a million and we’ve stopped counting.”

Legalisation: Professor Green wants to see cannabis legalised
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He continued: “So that's what prohibition does. If you bring prohibition in for alcohol, people don't stop drinking alcohol, they start drinking moonshine.”

He also called for the legalisation of cannabis on the grounds of its medical benefits.

He said: “There’s kids that don’t respond to medication, I think about 20,000 of us in this country, who can pretty much have their fits controlled with medicinal cannabis.

“Why would you take that away from a child? And putting the parents in a position where they're being penalised for treating their child, seems ridiculous.”

Green’s comments come amid reports that Demi Lovato was rushed to hospital after she recently admitted to relapsing, following a long-time battle with drugs and alcohol.

The 25-year-old is believed to have been taken to a Los Angeles hospital from her Hollywood home on Tuesday morning.

An LAPD spokesman said officers were called to an address in Hollywood at around 11am local time.

They said the patient, a 25-year-old female, was in the process of being taken to hospital when they arrived and is in a stable condition.

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