Boris Johnson’s Weed Hypocrisy & A Full List of the UK Political Elite who’ve Admitted Inhaling

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been quick to bash the Mayor of London over his suggestion that an independent panel be appointed to assess cannabis reform. Within 24 hours of Sadiq Khan’s announcement on 6 April 2021 that legalization was part of his campaign to be re-elected London mayor next month, he got a sharp rebuke from Downing Street.

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Boris Johnson’s hardline stance is clear evidence that hypocrisy is a gateway drug to politics.

It’s up there with former US president Bill Clinton’s “I puffed but never inhaled” bullshit. Boris Johnson and former PM David Cameron have both admitted to smoking weed, as has Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Boris Johnson: How can a guy who looks like such a stoner be anti-cannabis reform

Just in case anyone was wondering who else in the British political establishment has indulged in adult-use cannabis, here’s a list of those who’ve admitted to having done so, despite its illegality.

This list is courtesy Wikipedia.

Prominent UK political figures who have admitted to the use of recreational cannabis

Name		Lifetime	Notable positions held	Party	Ref.
	Peter Ainsworth	b. 1956	Shadow Secretary of State	Conservative	[12]
	Hazel Blears	b. 1956	Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	Labour	[13]
	Andy Burnham	b. 1970	Secretary of State for Health Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	Labour	[13]
	David Cameron	b. 1966	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010–2016 Leader of the Opposition from 2005–2010 Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005–2016	Conservative	[14]
	Charles Clarke	b. 1950	Home Secretary	Labour	[15]
	James Cleverly	b. 1969	Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union	Conservative	[16]
	Vernon Coaker	b. 1953	Minister of State for Schools	Labour	[13]
	Yvette Cooper	b. 1969	Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Chief Secretary to the Treasury Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee	Labour	[17]
	Bruce Crawford	b. 1955	Cabinet Secretary for Parliamentary Business and Government Strategy	SNP	[18]
	Alistair Darling, Baron Darling of Roulanish	b. 1953	Chancellor of the Exchequer	Labour	[13]
	Ruth Davidson	b. 1978	Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party	Conservative	[19]
	Fergus Ewing	b. 1957	Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity	SNP	[18]
	Caroline Flint	b. 1961	Minister of State for Europe	Labour	[13]
	Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde	b. 1960	Leader of the House of Lords Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Conservative	[12]
	Matt Hancock	b. 1978	Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	Conservative	[20]
	Harriet Harman	b. 1950	Leader of the House of Commons	Labour	[13]
	Patricia Hewitt	b. 1948	Secretary of State for Health Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills	Labour	[21]
	Jeremy Hunt	b. 1966	Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Secretary of State for Health and Social Care	Conservative	[20]
	John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness	b. 1955	Secretary of State for Defence	Labour	[13]
	Fiona Hyslop	b. 1964	Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning	SNP	[18]
	Bernard Jenkin	b. 1959	Shadow Secretary of State for Defence	Conservative	[12]
	Boris Johnson	b. 1964	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019–present Foreign Secretary from 2016–2018 Mayor of London from 2008–2016	Conservative	[22]
	Jon Owen Jones	b. 1954	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Welsh Office	Labour	[23]
	Ruth Kelly	b. 1968	Secretary of State for Transport Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Secretary of State for Education and Skills	Labour	[13]
	Liz Kendall	b. 1971	Shadow Minister for Care and Older People	Labour	[24]
	Stephen Kinnock	b. 1970	Member of Parliament	Labour	[25]
	Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer	b. 1950	Minister of State for Transport	Liberal Democrat	[26]
	Norman Lamont, Baron Lamont of Lerwick	b. 1942	Chancellor of the Exchequer	Conservative	[27]
	Andrea Leadsom	b. 1963	Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Conservative	[28]
	Oliver Letwin	b. 1956	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Shadow Home Secretary	Conservative	[12]
	Tricia Marwick	b. 1953	Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament	SNP	[18]
	Francis Maude, Baron Maude of Horsham	b. 1953	Minister for the Cabinet Office Minister of State for Trade and Investment	Conservative	[12]
	Stewart Maxwell	b. 1963	Minister for Communities and Sport	SNP	[18]
	Tony McNulty	b. 1958	Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform	Labour	[13]
	Esther McVey	b. 1967	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Conservative	[20]
	Mo Mowlam	1949–2005	Leader of the House of Lords Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Labour	[26]
	Archie Norman	b. 1954	Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions	Conservative	[12]
	Dominic Raab	b. 1974	First Secretary of State Foreign Secretary Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union	Conservative	[29]
	Shona Robison	b. 1966	Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport	SNP	[18]
	Jacqui Smith	b. 1962	Home Secretary	Labour	[13]
	Nicola Sturgeon	b. 1970	First Minister of Scotland	SNP	[18]
	Jo Swinson	b. 1980	Leader of the Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrat	[30]
	Matthew Taylor, Baron Taylor of Goss Moor	b. 1963	Liberal Democrats Treasury Spokesman	Liberal Democrat	[26]
	Chuka Umunna	b. 1978	Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills	Liberal Democrat	[31]
	David Willetts, Baron Willetts	b. 1956	Minister of State for Universities and Science	Conservative	[12]
	Leanne Wood	b. 1971	Member of the National Assembly for Wales	Plaid Cymru	[32]
	Tim Yeo	b. 1945	Shadow Secretary of State	Conservative	[12]

Boris Johnson’s Weed Hypocrisy & A Full List of the UK Political Elite who’ve Admitted Inhaling

Prominent UK political figures who have admitted to the use of recreational cannabis

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