§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has for a review of the effect of the reclassification of cannabis.[178505]
§ Caroline FlintThe Government reclassified cannabis as a Class C drug earlier this year following advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, to allow 1505W the police to focus on Class A drugs which do the most harm. The Home Office is working closely with police forces to monitor the policing of drug offences since cannabis was reclassified and early figures are encouraging. As more robust data becomes available a more thorough assessment of the impact of reclassification will be undertaken.