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UK: Government advisors say cannabis should stay as Class C drug
Sunday Herald Friday 04 Apr 2008 cannabis should remain a Class C drug and not be reclassified as Class B, it was reported today. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) will make its recommendation this month, following a review of the decision to downgrade the drug. The move could put the board on a collision course with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who this week spoke of his determination to send a signal to young people that the use of cannabis was "unacceptable". At his monthly Downing Street news conference this week, the Prime Minister indicated his strong support for reclassifying cannabis as a Class B drug. The BBC reports that the ACMD decision was taken at a private meeting. Chairman Professor Sir Michael Rawlins told the broadcaster a report would be sent to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith this month but refused to comment on its decision. If the Government does reclassify, it would mean rejecting the findings of the Advisory Council's panel of 23 drug experts. A Home Office spokesman said: "The ACMD is due to give its recommendation to the Home Office this later this month and the Home Office decision on cannabis classification will follow shortly after. "Arrangements for the publication of the ACMD report and the Home Office's decision are yet to be decided." Cannabis has been a Class C drug since January 2004. In July 2007, the Prime Minister announced that, as part of a consultation reviewing its drug strategy, the Government would consider whether cannabis should be reclassified as a class B drug. The Home Office says there is real public concern about the potential mental health effects of cannabis use and, in particular, the use and availability of stronger kinds of cannabis such as "skunk". http://www.sundayherald.com/latestnews/hubnews/display.var.2167304.0.0.php
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