Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 63122

Cannabis: Convictions

Tabled: 26 June 2025

Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Paula Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted for carrying cannabis in England and Wales in the last 12 months.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for possession of cannabis at criminal courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice...

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