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  Cannabis - reclassification from class B to class C
  
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  The majority of MPs voted to reclassify cannabis from a class B to a class C drug.[1][2]
  
  They did this by passing an order[3] to change its listing in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.[4][5]
  
  This policy was reversed in 2008 in a vote[6] in which most Labour MPs switched sides, whereas the Conservative and LibDem parties remained consistent.
  
  * [1] [http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/drugs/drugs-law/Class-a-b-c/?view=Standard Class A, B and C drugs], Home Office
  * [2] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2003-10-29.329.0#g329.2 Caroline Flint MP], House of Commons, 29 October 2003
  * [3] [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2003/20033201.htm Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2003], Statutory Instrument, 29 January 2004
  * [4] [http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&Year=1971&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&TYPE=QS&NavFrom=0&activeTextDocId=1367412&PageNumber=1&SortAlpha=0 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971], Statute Law Database, (out of date version).
  * [5] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_1971 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971], Wikipedia
  * [6] [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2008-11-12&number=315 Cannabis - reclassification from class C to class B], House of Commons Division, 12 November 2008
  
  
  
  
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