United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 36768
Drugs: Misuse
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10 March 2025
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17 March 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of cannabis legalisation on racial disparities in drug-related arrests and sentencing.
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10 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of cannabis legalisation on racial disparities in drug-related arrests and sentencing.
Source: Commons
17 March 2025
Answer
This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis.Cannabis is controlled as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to 5 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty f...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-10/36768
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1782527
- uk · wq-1782527 · source updated 17 March 2025