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Is it time the UK took a softer stance on the use of recreational cannabis?   Text 80295

Is it time the UK took a softer stance on the use of recreational cannabis?   Call 0808 5 92 95 00.  Text 80295

Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to legalise possession and use of recreational cannabis.  The UK Government has said it will review the use of medicinal cannabis, although recreational usage will still be illegal.  They say that the legality of recreational use is not up for debate....but should it be?
Is it time the UK took a softer stance on the use of recreational cannabis? 

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DIY SURGERY
Need some top tips for winter-proofing your home?  Experts Tommy Walsh and Jo Behari will answer all of your DIY related queries. 

JOANNA BOLOURI 
After leaving school with one higher, raising a baby or her own and hating her job, Scots author Joanna Bolouri went back to college. Four bestsellers later it looks like it's paid off

FURTHER EDUCATION 
What are the main obstacles that prevent people going into further education later in life? And what options are available if you do decide to start studying again? Monica McKerlie is Head of Services to Support Learners at Glasgow Kelvin College.

END OF THE WALLET? 
With over half of card payments now tap-and-go, is the smartphone seeing off the good old wallet?  Journalist Shona Craven thinks a cashless society is the way forward.  Adrian Mars is a futurist and technology journalist.

FRIENDS OF DOROTHY 
According to Craig Burton, the founder of Friends of Dorothy,  for many older LGBT people, going into care or community housing can mean that they have to come out all over again - or just 'go back into the closet'.   Derek Read tells us about his experience of being an older member of the LGBT community.

GHOSTING 
Sunday Times columnist Dolly Alderton has written about confronting the man who ghosted her...but what is ghosting and how is it affecting modern relationships?  Go Radio presenter Josie Smith has been ghosted.  Jo Barnett is a relationship and online dating expert.

LOVE ISLAND
An advert for breast enlargement at a cosmetic surgery clinic shown during ITV's Love Island has been banned by the advertising watchdog.  Should ALL advertising for cosmetic surgery be banned?

WHAT A LOT OF MINCE
According to new figures, 1 in 12 households has already bought mince pies.  When is it too early to start consuming Christmas?

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