Scientists attack plan to upgrade cannabis - The Guardian 25th November 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Government plans to overrule its own drug advisers and reclassify cannabis as a more dangerous substance are attacked by leading scientists and MPs in a letter to the Guardian today.

The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, intends to move cannabis from class C to class B, where it will sit alongside amphetamines, such as speed, and barbiturates. The move comes despite repeated recommendations from the government’s drug advisers that its classification should not be upgraded.

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tags: Drugs of Abuse, Legislation, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian

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