In the UK, cannabis recognize a dangerous drug

British authorities announced their intention to make marijuana list of dangerous drugs by strengthening criminal penalties for the storage and distribution. This was announced today. By the Minister of Internal Affairs of the UK Jacqui Smith Smith said the government believes in the necessity of this step, despite the conclusion of the expert committee, found no reason not to check the relationship with cannabis and its derivatives. Depending on the damage to the health and social risks narcotics in the UK in three classes: A, B and C. In 2004, the Blair government cannabis class C substances, storage and distribution of those punished British law is considered less severe. Softening of sanctions against marijuana hoped rid the government, drug police to fight more serious drugs such as heroin and cocaine. Now the Home Office wants cannabis Class B back to which he belonged until 2004. The reason for this shift in government policy was to increase the use of marijuana in the UK, which some researchers have linked directly to significant increases in the number of diagnosed mental disorders among young Britons. But in his conclusion the experts of the Advisory Council on Drug Abuse of the Government of the United Kingdom, the currently identified an increased incidence of schizophrenia among young cannabis users is very low and requires further confirmation document. In this context, members of the Board majority recognized drug rehabilitation is impractical and ineffective. After the return of marijuana to class B, the maximum penalty for the storage of 2-5 years will increase in the prison, and started in the drug trade would be up to 14 years in prison.