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UK: Cannabis downgrade status could be reversed

Edinburgh Evening News

Saturday 24 Sep 2005

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THE panel advising the Government on drugs meets today to discuss whether
the downgrading of cannabis should be reversed.

Home Secretary Charles Clarke asked the independent advisers to reassess
the dangers in March, highlighting recent studies associating its use with
"psychotic symptoms".

He asked for particular guidance on Dutch plans to introduce a higher
classification for more potent types of dope, known as skunk.

Ex-home secretary David Blunkett downgraded the drug from Class B to Class
C - placing it alongside steroids - in January last year.

This made most cannabis possession cases a non-arrestable offence.

Yesterday, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs heard evidence from
cannabis users and charities.

Members begin deliberations today and are expected to report to ministers
by the end of the year.

 

 

 

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