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A Rose By Any Other Name: Student documentary takes a look at cannabis legislation in the UK

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Final year MA student and editor of the Northern Quota, Miles Casey, has produced a frank documentary looking at whether or not medicinal cannabis should be legalised in the UK.

Made on a a shoe-string budget, and including some of the biggest names in the cannabis world, such as Ron Hog the PCC for Durham, Neil Woods, the chairman of LEAP UK and Professor Michael Barnes, the film gets to the heart of the issue, providing a balance between both sides of the argument.

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