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Written Answers — Home Department: Cannabis (15 Jan 2007)

Vernon Coaker: No. The Government's decision to reclassify cannabis as a class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 was taken in the light of the advice we received from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on the harmfulness of cannabis relative to that of other drugs in class B. The Government's decision last year to retain cannabis as a class C drug was taken in the light of further advice...

Drugs (27 Apr 1998)

Paul Flynn: Does my right hon. Friend recall my writing to her a few months ago following a report in which doctors claimed that cannabis had unique medical benefits and that seriously ill people should be able to use it? Does she also recall the three people who came to the House some four years ago—a lady suffering from cerebral palsy who was taking cannabis to alleviate her pains, the mother of a...

Business of the House: Backbench Business — UK Drugs Policy (30 Oct 2014)

Peter Lilley: ...enough head to look at this issue on the basis of evidence, which is what the hon. Lady’s motion urges us to do. I focused on the important distinction between soft and hard drugs, and on whether cannabis should be treated differently from hard drugs. I concluded that it should be, and that we should move to the legalisation of cannabis. We could have a small number of legal outlets...

Written Answers — Home Department: Cannabis (24 Feb 2009)

Alan Campbell: holding answer 13 January 2009 In respect of the movement to Class B alone on the numbers using cannabis there is no claim that this alone will act as a deterrent on cannabis use. The Impact Assessment (IA)(1) on the reclassification of cannabis looks at reclassification alongside a step change in enforcement response and the potential change in the estimated population of cannabis users....

Drug Misuse ( 9 Jun 1995)

Mr Tony Banks: It is quite possible, of course, that the interaction between cannabis and nicotine leads to precisely the results that the hon. Gentleman is talking about, but will he go back slightly? He was talking about people getting hooked on cannabis. No hon. Member in the House has ever said that he or she has taken cannabis, yet we know, privately—never publicly—that some hon. Members have said...

Written Answers — Home Department: Cannabis: Crime ( 5 Nov 2008)

Alan Campbell: holding answer 3 November 2008 Following the announcement on 7 May of the Government's decision to reclassify cannabis to a class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, subject to parliamentary approval, at the request of my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, the Association of Chief Police Officers set out its proposal for the policing of cannabis. The proposal identified the need...

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Drug Misuse (20 Dec 2004)

Caroline Flint: As the right hon. Gentleman knows, we reclassified cannabis for a number of reasons. First, we had A, B and C categories, and we felt that having cannabis in B was not appropriate. We are trying to have a credible discussion with young people and adults about the different harms of different drugs. Cannabis is still illegal, however. Secondly, we felt that reclassifying cannabis would allow...

Scottish Parliament: Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation (20 Apr 2006)

Tommy Sheridan: No—I am sorry. That is why we must address the legal status of drugs. Jeremy Purvis said that he believes in the legalisation of cannabis; so do we. Here in Scotland we have the power to decriminalise cannabis use by instructing our chief constables to no longer take action on such offences. That is what we should be doing. The figures that Jeremy Purvis gave show that we are involved in an...

Written Answers — Health: Schizophrenia (22 Apr 2008)

Ivan Lewis: ...classifications have changed for these conditions, which could mean that comparisons over this period would not be measuring like for like. The Department is concerned about the negative impact of cannabis use and intoxication on acute mental health patients and on mental health services, and about the increased evidence for a possible role for cannabis in the causation of longer-term...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis: Misuse ( 9 Jun 2015)

Jane Ellison: Data on hospital admissions due to cannabis is published in the Health and Social Care Information Centre’s annual ‘Hospital Episode Statistics, Admitted patient care – England’ report, which are available here: http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?q=title%3A%22Hospita l+Episode+Statistics%2C+Admitted+patient+care+-+England%22&a rea=&size=10&sort=Relevance It is...

Written Answers — Justice: Sentencing: Greater London ( 7 Jan 2010)

Claire Ward: Cautions, cannabis warnings, reprimands, warnings, and penalty notices for disorder are out of court disposals issued by the police, authorised persons and the Crown Prosecution Service to deal proportionately with less serious offences which do not merit prosecution at court. Data reported centrally on the number of cautions, cannabis warnings, reprimands, warnings or penalty notices for...

Written Answers — Justice: Cannabis (17 Mar 2008)

Jack Straw: Data showing the number of people proceeded against, found guilty, fined and imprisoned for supply and possession with intent to supply, of cannabis are found in the following table. Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates courts, found guilty at all courts, fined and given a custodial sentence for supplying or intending to supply cannabis, England and Wales, 2006( 1, 2) ...

Written Answers — Health: Schizophrenia ( 5 Apr 2005)

Miss Melanie Johnson: The Department and the Home Office work closely together in publicising the health risks of all illegal drugs, including cannabis. Both Departments, supported by the Department for Education and Skills, fund and manage the FRANK campaign, which informs young people and their parents, carers and families about the effects and risks of taking illicit drugs. The risks associated with cannabis...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan: Drugs (14 Mar 2011)

William Hague: ...in 2009. The UNODC has predicted a slight fall in poppy cultivation in 2011 from last year’s level of 123,000 hectares—though it should be stressed that this is indicative only. The UNODC Cannabis Survey of April 2010 estimated cannabis cultivation at between 10,000-24,000 hectares and cannabis resin production at between 1,500-3,500 metric tonnes. We await publication of UNODC’s...

Written Answers — Health: Mental Illness: Cannabis (23 Jun 2011)

Anne Milton: The Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs in their report Cannabis classification and Public Health published in May 2008 states that: ‘in some people, however, intoxication leads to attacks of paranoia and confused feelings...the prevalence of these acute psychological reactions to cannabis is uncertain’. In relation to long-term psychotic illness, the report states that: ‘on...

Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Prisons: Visits ( 8 Feb 2016)

Andrew Selous: .... Number of incidents where drugs were found in visitor's possession, October to December 2015, by establishment and drug type Establishment Drug type Number of incidents12 Aylesbury Cannabis 3 Birmingham NPS: Black Mamba 1 Brinsford Cannabis 1 Unknown 1 Bristol Other 1 Bullingdon NPS: Spice 1 Cardiff Amphetamines 1 Buprenorphine/Subutex 1 ...

Written Answers — Home Department: Cannabis: Crime (12 Jan 2009)

Jacqui Smith: The recording of cannabis warnings on the Police National Computer (PNC) has been considered but is not currently being pursued pending the availability of PentiP. The new PentiP 24-hour national fixed penalty database which is due to be available from 2010 will be developed to include a facility to record cannabis warnings. The recording of cannabis warnings is currently a matter for...

Drug Abuse (15 Feb 1995)

Nigel Waterson: ...that we allow the legal consumption of alcohol and tobacco does not mean that, if we started with a clean sheet in respect of both commodities, we would find ourselves in our present position. Cannabis is very much an unknown quantity. It took some 50 years and literally thousands of research projects, papers and investigations to discover that smoking tobacco causes cancer. I believe...

Scottish Parliament written answers — Drug Misuse: Drug Misuse (26 Nov 2002)

Richard Simpson: We were aware, prior to publication of the British Lung Foundation study, that cannabis carries potentially serious health risks, including risks posed by levels of carcinogenic tars, gases and chemicals which exceed those found in tobacco. As part of our Drugs Communications Strategy, we published, in July, a Know the Score booklet on cannabis. The booklet sets out the legal position in...

Written Answers — Health: Cannabis (20 Mar 2002)

Hazel Blears: The '"Dangerousness of drugs"' report published last year by the national addiction centre states that there is evidence of an association between cannabis use and schizophrenia, but the significance of this association is unclear. Cannabis can exacerbate the symptoms of schizophrenia in affected individuals and is linked with relapse in schizophrenia. The report also states that there is no...


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