People who smoke cannabis will only be targeted if they are being 'blatant'.
Cannabis users in County Durham in the UK who grow the drug for their own consumption will no longer be targeted by the police after the force declared the illegal activity was not a priority.
In a move, which will be seen as a further step towards decriminalisation, Durham Constabulary declared it would only go after people using the drug if there was a complaint or if they were being “blatant”.
While the force insisted it would continue to tackle commercial cannabis farms and other areas of criminality associated with the production of the drug, those who grow and use at home will not be actively targeted and pursued.
Details of the policy were outlined by Ron Hogg, a former police officer and now the £70,000 a year Police and Crime Commissioner, who said he hoped by setting out the position, it would spark a national debate around drug laws.
Source: Martin Evans, Irish Independent, 23/07/15
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