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Bill · started in the Commons

Drugs (Reclassification) Bill

A Bill to provide for the reclassification of cannabis

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Drugs (Reclassification) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 10 December 2007 by Mr Christopher Chope (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

What the bill does

The Bill would provide for the reclassification of cannabis as a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.<span><br></span>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 10 Dec 2007
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 30 Oct 2008.