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UK: It's Three Spliffs And Out For Users
Evening News, Norwich
Tuesday 03 Sep 2002 Cannabis smokers will face a "three strikes and out" tactic from police when the drug is reclassified next year, it was revealed today. Users stopped in the street once or twice with cannabis will simply have the drug confiscated, be given a formal warning and sent on their way. But anyone caught three times in a year will face tougher penalties including a caution or arrest and charge for possession. The new guidelines come from the Association of Chief police Officers and will be unveiled at its annual drugs conference which starts in Blackpool today. The revised stance on cannabis will come into effect by July next year once the Home Secretary David Blunkett reclassifies the drug from Class B to the less serious Class C in the Misuse of Drugs Act. Andy Hayman, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police and ACPO spokesman on drugs, is expected to detail the new guidelines today. An ACPO spokesman said: "It is effectively three strikes and out and you could be arrested." Under the new guidelines, quantities of up to three grams of cannabis will be deemed for personal use.
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