Cannabis-related hospital admissions reach all-time high
Cannabis is “not the harmless substance some would have us believe”, the Scottish Conservative’s shadow justice secretary has said, after figures revealed an all-time high in hospital admissions related to the drug.
Last year, Scottish police officers were given new powers to issue ‘Recorded Police Warnings’ to people who are caught with cannabis.
Douglas Ross has slammed the ‘Warnings’ for giving the wrong signal to drug users and described cannabis as a “gateway drug to even more harmful substances”....