UK Police chief says cannabis law legitimises drug use

Evening Standard UK 21 Mar 07
One of the country’s most senior police officers has broken ranks over the classification of cannabis following a series of high-profile drug-induced murders.Merseyside’s chief constable, Bernard Hogan-Howe, has slammed the Government’s softly-softly approach and called for a U-turn on the Class C status of the drug.

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