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UK: Mayor welcomes cannabis confiscation scheme
Ananova
Thursday 12 Jul 2001 Attempts to tackle Britain's drugs scourge by confiscating cannabis without arrest have been welcomed by London Mayor Ken Livingstone. Scotland Yard says seven people have been formally warned after being caught with cannabis for personal use. It launched the open-ended pilot scheme in Brixton, south London, this month. Mr Livingstone said: "This is a very interesting scheme. Its lessons will need to be addressed by the police and government." An alternative is needed to Britain's "failed" attempt at a hardline US-style war on drugs, he added. The Greater London Authority-backed London Drug and Alcohol Alliance, an umbrella body including the Metropolitan Police, the probation service, the NHS and other service providers, is being launched in a attempt to find a co-ordinated approach. More than one in four of England's problem drug-users live in London and one in 10 young Londoners has tried cocaine. At least one in four admissions to Accident and Emergency in London is alcohol-related, as is 40% of violent crime committed in the capital, according to GLA figures. "I want London to be a safe, healthy, fair and thriving city. We can't achieve this unless we take seriously the problems that alcohol and drugs cause to London and Londoners," Mr Livingstone said. "We should focus resources and energy to tackle the problems that are of real concern to Londoners - violent crime, public disorder, drug dealing, homelessness and the number of people dying or with serious health problems because of drugs, including alcohol."
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