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The d'Ancona report calls for the Council at the General Assembly on Drugs to be held next June to give states

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The d'Ancona report calls for the Council at the General Assembly on Drugs, to be held next June, to give states the authority to decriminalise drugs.It also stresses the need to bring national laws into line with the way they are applied in practice. The initiative, which was drawn up within the European Parliament, passed its first hurdle by the narrow majority of just six votes.Ms d'Ancona, a former health minister, said: "The consumption of cannabis must be officially decriminalised so as to take account of the situation in most member states." She recommends that ministers should authorise member states or regions to develop a system where the sale of cannabis to adults may be regulated The proposals form part of a ten point plan. For more information, call 01865 396556.Elsewhere in Europe, drug law reformers are getting organised. To the surprise of campaigners, the European all-party Civil Liberties Committee has just voted in favour of decriminalising cannabis.The proposal by the Dutch MEP Hedy d'Ancona calls for the harmonisation of member states' laws on drugs, to allow regional authorities the independence to pursue their own policies. We have lined up a range of special speakers and performers that include the authors Kevin Williamson, Howard Marks, Brian Barritt and Fraser Clark." Coaches will pick up travellers at various points around the UK but for an extra pounds 100 readers can forego the ferry for a return air trip. Amsterdam plays host to the annual cannabis festival next week, and Independent on Sunday readers are invited to take part.

There are still places available on a special package that provides two nights hotel accommodation, all travel and entrance to various seminars and gigs for just pounds 110. Adam Peters of the Oxford-based International Study of Ecological Agriculture Netherlands group, said: "We have held a number of places open for IoS readers This is a unique educational adventure. Get shopping! For full addresses, telephone numbers, opening hours and a description of what each shop offers see the 'Xmas Hot 100' shopping guide in the Sunday Review.. What's more dozens of the stores included are offering Independent on Sunday readers a special 10 per cent discount - on anything from pounds 10 to pounds 1,000 or more The offer runs from 23 November to 7 December.

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