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Cannabis is a Class B drug in the UK.
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Is it true that cannabis is a Class B drug in the UK?
Yes. A reference article on UK cannabis classification states that cannabis has been a class B drug since 2009 and remains so at present, with very limited exceptions. Older official records also describe cannabis resin as a class B drug.
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Edward James Wood: charged with conspiracy to supply controlled drug class B - cannabis resin,.... (1997). discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C18091388
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Patrick, M. & Kerry, W. (2009). Cannabis Reclassification: What Is the Message to the Next Generation of Cannabis Users?. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ825351
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Beverley CHAPMAN: supplying a controlled Class A drug to a person or persons unknown between.... (1994). discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17441877
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Cannabis classification in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_classification_in_the_United_Kingdom
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