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UK: Public are confused over drug
Daily Record, Glasgow
Tuesday 03 Feb 2004 CONFUSION still surrounds cannabis, its use and punishment since the Government reclassified the drug last week. The drug was downgraded from class B to class C across the UK. Its possession remains an offence. But the confusion in the public mind comes from the varying attitudes of police forces to enforcing the law. In Scotland, because the Executive controls policing policy, officers say they will maintain their tough approach and arrest everyone found with cannabis. In England, some forces are much more relaxed. In a recent opinion poll, more than half the people agreed with the downgrading. The move was intended to free up police time to allow them to tackle harder drugs. But critics say a confused message is being sent to young people about drugs. The Scottish Cannabis Coffees hop Movement recently backed the opening of a cannabis cafe in Leith. On the day it opened, three people were arrested for alleged drugs offences.
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