Prince William discusses 'massive question' of legalising drugs
Nicola Slawson
The Guardian
September 20th, 2017
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Nicola Slawson
The Guardian
September 20th, 2017
The debate around the legalisation of drugs has been raging for decades with everyone from rock stars to the British Medical Journal wading in. Now a member of the royal family has joined the discussion.
But it was neither Prince Harry, famous for being a bit of a hellraiser, nor his notoriously outspoken father Prince Charles who brought the subject up but the normally reserved William who asked former addicts the “massive question” – should the ban on drugs be lifted?
The Duke of Cambridge spoke about the subject while on a visit to drug addiction charity the Spitalfields Crypt Trust in east London.
William asked three people who have been helped by the charity their opinions on whether drugs should be legalised.
He did not give his personal opinion but told the trio it was a “question I had to ask”.
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