Clarke Will Not Change Legal Status of Cannabis*
by Times Online and PA News January 18, 2006 United Kingdom*
Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary, is expected to rule out another reclassification of cannabis tomorrow despite fresh fears about the drug’s side-effects. Concerns about a link between super-strength varieties and mental illness have mounted since his predecessor David Blunkett down-graded the drug from Class B to C. But Mr Clarke is expected launch a major public information campaign instead of adding to confusion by again changing the classification.
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Clarke To Announce Decision on Cannabis Classification
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
The home secretary, Charles Clarke, will announce tomorrow whether or not the government is intending to return cannabis to class B status. His statement will set out the government's response to a report from the advisory council on the misuse of drugs, looking at the latest scientific evidence on cannabis potency and links with mental health problems such as schizophrenia. At the weekend experts from that panel - whose internal Home Office review has not been made public, but rejects reclassification back up to class B - threatened to resign if the home secretary ignores that advice.
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