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Cannabis

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 15 July 2025UIN 65263

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has any plans to upgrade cannabis to a class A controlled substance.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Government has no current plans to review the classification of cannabis.

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