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    Exclamation Explanation of the changes in the law on cannabis

    As of 29th January 2004, cannabis has been reclassified from a Class B to a Class C drug in the UK. Here's a summary of how the changes may affect you:

    If you're 17 or under, you'll be arrested and taken to a police station for a formal warning (your parent or guardian will be asked to attend). If it's not your first offence you may earn a drugs conviction in court.

    If you are over 18, the police will confiscate your drugs and will most likely give you a warning - but they still have the power to arrest you if you are:
    (a) a repeat offender
    (b) smoking in public
    (c) a threat to public order
    (d) have cannabis near any premises used by children.

    Supplying and dealing remains a far more serious offence than possession and the maximum penalty for supplying and dealing Class C is still 14 years plus an unlimited fine.

    Here's a summary of what reclassification means:

    Before: CLASS B CANNABIS
    Illegal.
    If you are under 18, you will be arrested and given a formal warning.
    Up to 5 years in jail for possession
    Up to 14 years in jail for supplying or dealing

    After: CLASS C CANNABIS
    It's still illegal
    If you are under 18, you will be arrested and given a formal warning
    Up to 2 years in jail for possession
    Up to 14 years in jail for supplying or dealing

    Cannabis is still illegal., but the maximum penalty for possession has gone down to two years in jail. If you're over 18 years old, the police will now most likely confiscate the drug and give you a warning rather than dragging you down the Cop Shop

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    nice thread very helpful

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    Cheers for that. It got alot of good info in.

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    Isn't it being put back to class B?

    Also does anyone know of any institution that monitors people buying growing equipment and forwards there info to the cops in the UK?

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    So, Does anyone fancy updating the laws?

    I'm happy to start a new thread but it will contradict this one in a way....

    Any thoughts admin? Adding it to this thread doesn't seem the best idea imo
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    Something like.....

    Taken from 'http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/drugs/drugs-law/cannabis-reclassification/'


    Cannabis is a Class B drug.
    The government reclassified cannabis from Class C to Class B in January 2009. The decision was part of the drug strategy: Drugs: protecting families and communities.

    Why Class B?
    Classing cannabis in Class B reflects the fact that skunk, a much stronger version of the drug, now dominates in the UK. Skunk has swept many less potent forms of cannabis off the market, and now accounts for more than 80% of cannabis available on our streets, compared to just 30% in 2002.

    The classification of cannabis means:
    the government will robustly enforce laws on cannabis supply and possession
    police and other agencies will work to shut down cannabis farms and arrest the organised criminals who run them
    the consideration of additional aggravating sentencing factors for those caught supplying cannabis near schools

    Current penalties related to cannabis:
    Penalties for supply, dealing, production and trafficking
    The maximum penalty is 14 years imprisonment.

    Penalties for possession
    The maximum penalty is five years imprisonment.

    Young people in possession of cannabis
    A young person found to be in possession of cannabis will be arrested and taken to a police station where they can receive a reprimand, final warning or charge depending on the seriousness of the offence.

    Following one reprimand, any further offence will lead to a final warning or charge. Any further offence following a warning will normally result in criminal charges. After a final warning, the young offender must be referred to a Youth Offending Team to arrange a rehabilitation programme.

    This police enforcement is consistent with the structured framework for early juvenile offending established under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

    Adults in possession of cannabis
    Anyone caught in possession of cannabis could be arrested.

    Alternatively, police may:

    issue a warning (primarily for first-time offenders)
    issue a penalty notice for disorder, with an on-the-spot fine of £80
    Last edited by Dr Greenthumb; 19-05-09 at 06:04 PM.

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