Legalising cannabis 'will save money'

BBC News UK

Wednesday, 13 March, 2002, 05:18 GMT

Chance of arrest depends on police attitude, says report- photo BBC

 

Plans to relax the cannabis laws could save police £38m a year and vastly improve police and community relations, says an independent report.

The study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation backs proposals by Home Secretary David Blunkett to downgrade cannabis to a Class C drug.

The study - called Times They Are A-Changing - also revealed huge variations across the country in the way offenders are dealt with for possession of cannabis.

It found that some police officers "specialise" in arresting marijuana users while others treat it informally.

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