Policing Cannabis

Cannabis is currently ILLEGAL in the United

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Policing Cannabis
Cannabis is currently ILLEGAL in the United
Kingdom

Estimated 270 tonnes is required to satisfy UK

demand [1]

Majority is sourced from Afghanistan and

Morocco
Cost of policing Cannabis
10.7 billion per year total

6.2 billion on Cannabis alone

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 [1] Cannabis demand & import statistics
http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/crime-threats/drugs retr. 22/11/2016
[2] Cannabis arrest policies
https://sussex.police.uk/policies-and-procedures/drugs-policy/
[3] Cannabis punishments https://www.gov.uk/penalties-drug-possession-dealing retr.
22/11/2016
[4] Boarder force seizures
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473810/s
eizures-drugs-hosb0615.pdf
[5] Police budget cuts
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/pcc_statement_of_accounts_15-16.pdf