Cannabis use down since legal change
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- Cannabis use down since legal change
- Cannabis use is ‘falling fast’ among young adults
- Cannabis farming ‘fixer’ jailed
- BRIEF: Large marijuana crop seized on state-owned land.
- Man admits pilfering power to grow pot: He is 2nd in marijuana ring…
- Marijuana house found
- Washington man arrested for three pounds of marijuana in I-5 traffic…
Cannabis use down since legal change
Guardian Unlimited - Oct 26, 2007
British Crime Survey statistics showed that the proportion of 16- to 24-year-olds using cannabis slumped from 28% a decade ago to 21% now, with its declining popularity accelerating after the decision to downgrade the drug to class C was announced in January 2004. Mr Brown asked the government’s advisory committee on the misuse of drugs to take a second look at the classification of cannabis in July after reports that stronger strains of cannabis - known as “superskunk” - were dominating the British market, with startling implications for the mental health of frequent users. At the same time three Home Office ministers, including the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, publicly admitted using cannabis in their youth. Ms Smith will have the responsibility of deciding whether to regrade cannabis as a class B drug early next year when the committee is expected to report… Ms Smith will have the responsibility of deciding whether to regrade cannabis as a class B drug early next year when the committee is expected to report. The change would mean the current police policy of confiscating any of the drug found and issuing a warning on the street would be replaced by arrest and a formal caution at a police station. But the BCS figures published yesterday showed that cannabis is beginning to lose its allure with teenagers. The proportion of frequent users in the 16-24 age group, who were using the drug more than once a month, fell from 12% to 8% in the past four years. Since cannabis was downgraded the proportion of young people using it has fallen each year from 25. 3% in 2003-4 to 20.
Cannabis use is ‘falling fast’ among young adults
The Independent - Independent - Oct 26, 2007
2 million people in England and Wales aged between 16 and 59, equivalent to 10 per cent of the population, took an illicit substance in the past year. 6 million who used cannabis and 1. 1 million who took class A drugs such as cocaine, heroin or ecstasy, according to new Home Office research. Almost two million said they were regular drug users, having taken an illegal substance within the past month. The proportion of people who have smoked cannabis in the past 12 months is now 8. 2 per cent, a significant fall from the 10… 1 million who took class A drugs such as cocaine, heroin or ecstasy, according to new Home Office research. Almost two million said they were regular drug users, having taken an illegal substance within the past month. The proportion of people who have smoked cannabis in the past 12 months is now 8. 2 per cent, a significant fall from the 10. 6 per cent from the research of five years ago and 8. 7 per cent last year. Its use is dropping even more quickly among young adults, with 20.
Cannabis farming ‘fixer’ jailed
BBC News - Oct 26, 2007
The High Court in Glasgow heard that Jian He, 29, leased three houses in Cambuslang and one in Glasgow which were converted into cannabis “farms”. They were staffed by Vietnamese men who operated the equipment and grew the cannabis. Lord Hodge recommended that He be deported at the end of his sentence. The court heard that the 29-year-old came to the UK to seek asylum 10 years ago claiming his family were being persecuted by the Chinese government… Lord Hodge recommended that He be deported at the end of his sentence. The court heard that the 29-year-old came to the UK to seek asylum 10 years ago claiming his family were being persecuted by the Chinese government. He admitted two charges of producing and supplying cannabis from the three rented houses in Cumbuslang and one in Glasgow. Two of the three Cambuslang factories were in Hawthorn Way and the other was in West Farm Grove. The Glasgow factory was in Ben Vorlich Drive. ‘Highly organised’
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