§ Mr. John Garrettasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department
PERSONS* DEALT WTTH†, PROCEEDED AGAINST AND FOUND GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF CANNABIS AND POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SUPPLY CANNABIS UNLAWFULLY United Kingdom 1977 Number of persons Unlawful possession Possession with intent to supply unlawfully Dealt with† Proceeded against Found guilty Dealt with† Proceeded against Found guilty England … … 8,885 8,633 8,006 464 463 302 Wales … … 550 533 467 21 21 13 Scotland … … 765 710 561‡ 14 13 11‡ Northern Ireland … … 36 28 27 — — — Total United Kingdom* … … 10,236 9,904 9,061 499 497 326 * As the same person may be dealt with, proceeded against or found guilty of both unlawful possession and possession with intent to supply unlawfully, columns cannot be added together to produce totals. † Persons proceeded against, cautioned or dealt with by other means, which comprises informal warning, no action taken against suspect, suspect handed over to military authorities (courts martial), suspect referred to local authority or other body, care proceedings, suspect referred to reporter (Scotland only). ‡ Including persons receiving absolute discharge or probation.