Drug Misuse Declared: Findings From the 2005/06 British Crime Survey
Stephen Roe and Louise Man, "Drug Misuse Declared: Findings from the 2005/06 British Crime Survey," Home Office Statistical Bulletin (London: Home Office, October 2006).
When Britain legally downgraded marijuana in 2004, ending arrests for most marijuana possession cases, critics complained that the move would encourage marijuana use, particularly among young people. This official British government survey -- one of an annual series -- charts a continuing drop in overall drug use, and a significant drop in the use of marijuana, particularly by young people.
Full report available for free at: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs06/hosb1506.pdf
