Also changing social attitudes they cannot stop people on the street for being “young/non-white in a public place” as much as they once did – thus reducing further the figures for small possession offences. TBH even in the 90s cops in London and suburban areas often gave the impression that if you weren’t trying to be a plastic gangster and involved in any other crime that cannabis (and even small amounts of class A party drugs) were no big deal…
Steep fall in cannabis offences points to silent relaxation of drugs policy | Politics | The Guardian
