Newsbrief: Scottish Police to Ignore Marijuana Use 6/28/02

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Police officers in Scotland have been instructed not to arrest cannabis users, according to an article in the Sunday Mail. All police forces in Scotland have made a conscious decision not to waste time arresting those in possession of small amounts of marijuana. The Sunday Mail reported that this has been confirmed by a source close to Justice Minister Jim Wallace.

This stems from frustration at the inability of prosecutors to prosecute all cases, abandoning one-fifth of all drug cases. Similar policies seem to exist in London and Lambeth. Home Secretary David Blunkett intends to reclassify cannabis as a Class C drug instead of a Class B drug this summer.

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