CALLS to legalise the sale of all drugs – including heroin – by the Liberal Democrat Euro MP who represents Macclesfield have been rejected by the Home Office.

Chris Davies, who represents the North West in the European Parliament, says that creating a regulated market is the only way of stopping drug money going into “the pockets of criminals and funding terrorist activities”.

His views are in direct opposition to his party leadership, which opposes legalisation and the Home Office rejected his call, claiming the move would lead to a “significant” increase in drug use.

But Mr Davies, who was once arrested while protesting in support of Stockport “cannabis cafe” owner Colin Davies, denied his policy would be a green light to people to take more dangerous and addictive drugs.

He said making the drugs illegal simply allows criminals to make millions by supplying them, leaving the taxpayer a huge bill for keeping users and suppliers in jail – cash he says would be better spent on rehabilitation.