Calls are being made for cannabis to be reclassified from a Class B to a Class A drug by some police commissioners.
If this was to happen, it would put cannabis in the same category as heroin, cocaine and ecstasy. And it would result in tougher penalties for suppliers, producers and those found in possession of the substance.
The calls to reclassify the drug are being made by a group of Conservative police commissioners, according to the BBC. At the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, they argued that new health data on cannabis makes the case for re-evaluating penalties.
