Nick Clegg said users should not be given criminal records for possession . The Lib Dems have been criticised by the police and crime commissioner Sir Peter Fahy who has called on them to scrap their plans.
Nick Clegg said users should not be given criminal records for possession . He said decriminalisation would apply to 'harder ' drugs such as heroin . Deputy PM 's announcement publicly endorsed by Virgin tycoon Branson . Experts condemned move , saying it will push thousands into addiction . Neither Labour nor the Tories are backing Clegg 's decriminalisation plan .