Gov set to defy its own experts and upgrade cannabis政務一套無視自己的專家和升級大麻
By通過 Alan Travis 梁家傑特拉維斯 | The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, will today stress the dangers of more potent strains of cannabis as she is expected to defy medical opinion by announcing that the drug will be upgraded from class C to class B. |民政司， jacqui史密斯，將今天強調，危險更烈性株大麻，因為她是預期藐視醫學專家的意見，宣布該藥物將升格為C類，以一流的乙
Smith is expected to justify her decision by highlighting the strength of “skunk” strains of herbal cannabis now widely available.史密斯是預期的理由，她決定突出強度的“臭鼬”株草本大麻，現在廣泛使用的。 Gordon Brown last week warned of the “more lethal quality” of much of the cannabis now available, described it as a gateway drug, and said that reclassification was needed to “send a message to young people that it was unacceptable”.財政大臣布朗上週提出警告， “更致命的質量”大部分的大麻，現已，形容這是作為一個網關的藥物，並表示改敘，需要“傳送訊息給年輕的人，這是不可接受的” 。
The decision flies in the face of recommendations to be published today by the government’s scientific experts, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, that cannabis should remain class C.決定蒼蠅，在面對的建議，要在今日出版的由政府的科學專家，諮詢會就濫用藥物，大麻應保持工人階級長
The ACMD was asked last July by Smith to take their third look at cannabis classification in recent years.該acmd有人問去年7月，由史密斯採取他們的第三看看大麻分類，在最近幾年。 While acknowledging that cannabis use had fallen significantly since David Blunkett’s decision in 2004 to downgrade cannabis from class B to class C, she said there was real public concern about the potential mental health effects, particularly of stronger forms.雖然承認使用大麻已大幅下降以來，布倫基特的決定，在2004年降級大麻從B級到C級，她說有真正的公眾關注的潛在的心理健康造成不良影響，特別是強有力的形式。
The ACMD held a special session in February and heard evidence that 80% of cannabis seized from users was of the herbal variety rather than resin.該acmd舉行了一次特別會議在二月，並聽取了證據表明， 80 ％的大麻，檢獲從用戶的中草藥品種，而非樹脂。 Experts said the potency of homegrown herbal cannabis tended to be two and a half times that of imported resin.專家稱，效力國產草本大麻往往是兩年半倍，進口樹脂。 But they said users now often moderated their intake.但他們說現在的用戶往往緩和他們的攝入量。
They were also told that the incidence of new schizophrenia cases reported to GPs had gone down, not up, between 1998 and 2005, indicating a weak link between increased potency and use in the past two decades and mental health problems.他們也說，發生新的精神分裂症患者舉報的案件，以全球定位系統減少了，沒有了，在1998年至2005年，這表明一個薄弱環節之間增加效和使用在過去20年裡和精神健康問題。
The Association of Chief Police Officers confirmed to the Guardian last week that they intend to retain their “confiscate and warn” policy for most who are found with a small amount of cannabis, although some chief constables want to see a fine imposed instead.該協會的首席警官證實監護人上週表示，他們打算保留其“沒收，並警告”的政策，最是誰發現少量大麻，雖然有些行政治安官希望看到一個被判處的最高罰款。
It is expected that reclassification will, however, lead to tougher enforcement in cases where there are aggravating factors such as public disorder or evidence of organised crime, for example involvement in large-scale cannabis growing.可以預料，改敘會，不過，導致更嚴厲的執法行動的情況下，有加劇等因素，擾亂公共秩序或證據，有組織罪案，例如參與在大型大麻越來越大。 Since cannabis was downgraded in 2004 the proportion of young people using it has fallen each year from 25.3% in 2003-4 to 20.9% now.由於大麻被降級，在2004年的比例，年輕的人使用它下降，每年從25.3 ％ ，在2003-4到現在的20.9 ％ 。 Among those aged 16 to 59, the proportion over the same period has fallen from 10.8% to 8.2%, according to the British Crime Survey.其中那些年齡在16歲至59歲，這一比例較上年同期下降，從10.8 ％ ， 8.2 ％ ，據英國犯罪調查。
Campaigners for drug law reform have questioned the relevance of the drug classification system, which dates back to 1971.運動藥物法改會已經提出質疑的相關藥物的分類系統，該系統可以追溯到1971年。
Roger Howard, chief executive of the UK Drug Policy Commission, and a former government drugs adviser, said last week that this case underlined the muddle at the heart of government over the purpose of a drug classification system which was unlikely ever to be able to “send a message to young people”.陸觀霍華德，行政長官的英國藥物政策委員會，和前政府的藥物顧問上週說，這種情況下強調蒙混過關，處於核心地位，政府的目的，藥物分級制度，這是不可能以往任何時候都能夠“傳送訊息給年輕的人“ 。 Since cannabis had moved from class B to class C, the number of schoolchildren who think it is fine to try cannabis had halved, he said.由於大麻從B級到C級，有多少學童誰認為這是良好的嘗試大麻已減少了一半，他說。
Brown’s decision to overturn the advice of his own drug experts by pressing ahead with a tougher policy on cannabis could still face a high court challenge from campaigners.布朗的決定推翻的意見，他自己的毒品專家出席會議提前一個強硬的政策對大麻的可能仍然要面對高等法院的挑戰，從運動。 Any such challenge would have to demonstrate that ministers took the decision to upgrade cannabis without fully considering the ACMD’s report.任何這類的挑戰，便須證明，部長們決定，以提升大麻，沒有充分考慮acmd的報告。 The Guardian understands that at the ACMD meeting, the 23 medical and drug experts heard a presentation on the possible mental health impacts of stronger cannabis from psychologist Dr Martin Frisher of Keele University pharmacy school.監護人了解到，在acmd次會議上， 23個醫療和藥物專家聽取了關於可能的心理健康狀況的影響更強的大麻由心理學家博士李柱銘frisher的基爾大學藥劑學校。 The presentation used unpublished data from a confidential report he has drawn up for the Home Office.演示使用的未公佈的數據，從一份機密報告，他已經制定了為家庭辦公室。
He and his colleague, Professor Ilana Crome of Keele’s academic psychiatry unit, used data from 183 GP practices across Britain between 1996 and 2005 to work out whether schizophrenia is on the rise, and whether it can be linked to the increase in cannabis use since the 1970s.他和他的同事，教授ilana crome基爾的精神病學學術單位，使用的數據由183 GP的做法，英國在1996年至2005年的工作，是否精神分裂症正在崛起，以及它能否掛鉤的增加，使用大麻自1970年代以來。
Their paper found that between 1996 and 2005 there had been significant reductions in the prevalence of schizophrenia.他們的文件，發現在1996年至2005年已顯著減少普遍存在的精神分裂症。 From 2000 onwards there were also significant reductions in the prevalence of psychosis.從2000年起，也有顯著減少的流行精神病。
The authors say this data is “not consistent with the hypothesis that increasing cannabis use in earlier decades is associated with increasing schizophrenia or psychoses from the mid-1990s onwards”.作者說，這個數據是“不相符的假設，即增加使用大麻在幾十年前是有聯繫的日益增加的精神分裂症或精神病，從20世紀90年代中期開始” 。
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