The Green Party leader has reiterated his support for decriminalising drugs, after a jibe from the Prime Minister. Zack Polanksi appeared on the BBC’s ‘Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg’ programme where he stated that, while he has never done drugs, he believes people should be able to take the dangerous substances without fear of arrest. In a recent Prime Minister’s Questions, Keir Starmer suggested Polanski must be “high on drugs” to propose legalisation, which has been labelled by a Number 10 source as ‘reckless’ and ‘irresponsible’. ‘It didn’t work’In Canada, British Columbia’s pilot scheme to decriminalise drugs ended on 31 January and is not being renewed. It legalised small quantities of drugs, including highly addictive substances such as cocaine and heroin, testing the hypothesis that it would better enable people to seek treatment without the concern of criminal sanction.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2026 10:46 UTC