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LONDON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Smoking marijuana will no longer be against the
law under new British government plans, the London Mirror reported Friday.
Beginning January, recreational users of the drug will be free from
prosecution, unless they are pushers, the newspaper said.
Cannabis will be downgraded to a Class C drug, although people smoking near
schools and playgrounds will face arrest and have the cannabis confiscated.
No further action will be taken unless there are complaints from locals,
evidence of repeated possession or the smoking is in public.
Anti-drug campaigners fear Britain's approach will encourage youngsters to
try the drug.
Recent surveys reveal nearly 50 percent of teenagers have already
experimented with cannabis.
Home Secretary David Blunkett's plans follow a campaign by recreational
users who argue the drug is less harmful than alcohol.
law under new British government plans, the London Mirror reported Friday.
Beginning January, recreational users of the drug will be free from
prosecution, unless they are pushers, the newspaper said.
Cannabis will be downgraded to a Class C drug, although people smoking near
schools and playgrounds will face arrest and have the cannabis confiscated.
No further action will be taken unless there are complaints from locals,
evidence of repeated possession or the smoking is in public.
Anti-drug campaigners fear Britain's approach will encourage youngsters to
try the drug.
Recent surveys reveal nearly 50 percent of teenagers have already
experimented with cannabis.
Home Secretary David Blunkett's plans follow a campaign by recreational
users who argue the drug is less harmful than alcohol.
