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Quiz: Cannabis and the law

Cannabis will be reclassified on Thursday from a Class B to a Class C drug in England and Wales, a move which has caused widespread confusion. How much do you know about the drug - and the new rules? Test yourself.

William Straw, S Club 7, Tom Parker Bowler and the Rev Nick Beddow

Question 1

Which offence will become legal once cannabis is reclassified?


	A: Selling cannabis (for which William Straw was cautioned)


	B: Possession (for which the boys of S Club Seven were cautioned)


	C: Recreational use (Tom Parker Bowles was exposed as a cannabis user in 2000)


	D: Medicinal use (Rev Nick Beddow took part in an Irish trial)


	E: None of the above

Question 2

After reclassification, what will happen if a police officer finds that you are carrying a joint?


	A: Nothing


	B: Confiscation


	C: Arrest and formal warning


	D: Prosecution

Question 3

What if you are a teenager?


	A: Nothing


	B: Confiscation


	C: Arrest and formal warning


	D: Prosecution

Question 4

"My friends put some cannabis into my pipe when I was 18 or 19. I wasn't actually able to tell they had done so, because I didn't inhale it anyway." Said which public figure when asked if they'd tried marijuana?


	A: Oliver Letwin


	B: Prince Charles


	C: Stephen Fry


	D: Tony Benn

Question 5

I want to set up a cannabis caf� - will the police turn a blind eye now, like they do in Amsterdam?


	A: Yes


	B: No

Question 6

Speaking of the Dutch, it's legal in the Netherlands to be in possession of a small amount of cannabis, right?


	A: True


	B: False

Question 7

While many users may suffer nothing more troubling than an anxiety attack or severe case of the munchies, which of these do regular, heavy smokers risk?


	A: Learning difficulties


	B: Lung cancer


	C: Lowered sperm count


	D: Psychotic episodes


	E: Any of the above

Question 8

What is a typical street price for an eighth of an ounce of cannabis, according to the Home Office?


	A: �8


	B: �15


	C: �28

Question 9

Which of these is NOT another word for cannabis?


	A: Bob Hope


	B: Cake


	C: Ganja


	D: Sensemilla

Question 10

Which of these is also a Class C drug?


	A: GHB


	B: Speed


	C: Codeine

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