New Penalties For [UK] Cannabis Users

New penalties for cannabis users

5:31pm Monday 13th October 2008

Cannabis users will face new penalties when the drug is upgraded to class B from January next year, the Home Secretary said.

Jacqui Smith said those caught with cannabis for a second time will be fined £80 and after three strikes will be arrested.

The drug was downgraded to class C in 2004, but fears over the increased use of stronger "skunk" strains among young people prompted a policy review and U-turn.

Miss Smith said she was "extremely concerned" about skunk and its impact on mental health.

"While cannabis has always been illegal, reclassifying it to a Class B drug reinforces our message to everyone that it is harmful and should not be taken," she said.

"Fewer people are taking cannabis, but it is crucial that this trend continues. I am extremely concerned about the use of stronger strains of cannabis, such as skunk, and the harm they can cause to mental health.

"This is the next step towards toughening up our enforcement response - to ensure that repeat offenders know that we are serious about tackling the danger that the drug poses to individuals and, in turn, communities.

"We need to act now to protect future generations."

" "Fewer people are taking cannabis, but it is crucial that this trend continues. I am extremely concerned about the use of stronger strains of cannabis, such as skunk, and the harm they can cause to mental health . . . "

Yeah, smoking this tends to make a person sit around, and thus, mentally ill. How dare anyone shun societies ways to contentedly stay close to home and mind their own business. Sickos's!!!

Grrr... As we're hitting a business recession, can we not legalize, monitor and tax the bud yet? It'll sort the governments lost revenue and make everyone happy. Plus if they monitor the strength of the weed, they've got less worries of alleged "mental health"!
Just as many people will carry on smoking and growing, but dealers will just raise the price of product now to cover extra "risks" they are taking.

Why has no one written a document for the government to ask for Medical Marijuana to be instated???


UK sucks balls.

hope the attitude stays legit

Wild! I'v been sayin the same about bud solving this credit crash , the mps just don't wanna listen coz they think that means passing out clones of the shit they keep behind closed doors i bet.
As for Arrid ,i think its been tried , but if it is again someone let me know . . i took trial medications for years with nothing but bad side effets, would be good to trial some on the other end of the spectrum