Liz Truss is not planning on upgrading cannabis to a Class A drug, Downing Street said. A spokesperson confirmed a change was not on the Prime Minister's agenda after it emerged Home Secretary Suella Braverman would be open to such an idea.
Ms Braverman believes the drug has not been "policed properly" and has "effectively" been legalised, according to a source close to her. The source also said the Home Secretary was "receptive" to the idea of upgrading it from a Class B to a Class A drug.
But the Prime Minister’s official spokesperson indicated no such change was imminent. He said: “There’s no plans to change the laws around cannabis.