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Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 Scots caught with cannabis face getting a letter from police - rather than being charged 🌿Scots caught with cannabis face getting a letter from police - rather than being charged
POLICE will now hand out written warnings to people caught with cannabis rather than officially charge them.
SCOTS caught with small amounts of cannabis are to be given written police warnings instead of being charged.
And police will take the same approach with small-time shoplifters and people who pee in the street.
Officers across Scotland will start giving out Recorded Police Warnings from January 11.
The shake-up is designed to deal with petty crimes more quickly and efficiently and save police and prosecutors’ time.
Police chiefs stress that the change will not mean all dope smokers get let off.
They say officers will deal with every incident on its merits. Users caught with dope in cars or while looking after children, for example, could end up in more serious trouble.
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