Legalise cannabis says Surrey lawyer as pressure on courts grows

RELAXING laws on minor drugs offences would allow courts to spend more time prosecuting higher-level crimes, according to a barrister.Rio Pahlavanpour, who lives in Dorking and prosecutes cases at Redhill Magistrates' Court, believes more progressive drugs laws would give courts the time to focus on more serious cases such as domestic violence.The number of cases coming through the system is putting pressure on courts nationwide and Mr Pahlavanpour suggests following the example set by many US...

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