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UK: Confused? You may be

The Guardian - Comment is Free

Thursday 01 May 2008

From B to C and back again. Just how dangerous is cannabis - and why are the police taking a softer line than Gordon Brown?

Cannabis is about to become a class B drug again - meaning that anyone caught possessing it can be sentenced to up to five years in prison - but police will continue their current policy of confiscating the drug and warning the culprit. Confused? You might be, particularly after inhaling.

While Gordon Brown wants to "send a tough message" about the dangers of cannabis, particularly the more potent strains such as skunk, the Association of Chief Police Officers say they "do not want to criminalise young people who are experimenting" and consider there are better uses of police and court time.

Cannabis was downgraded to a class C drug four years ago, and there is evidence to suggest that fewer young people are smoking it. Francis Sedgemore is among the Cif contributors who have argued that it should be legalised. Yesterday Simon Jenkins agreed. Are they right? Or is smoking cannabis risky enough to merit class B status? And if it is, should users be let off with a warning?

 

 

 

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