According to the British NATCen (National Centre for Social Research) annual survey British Social Attitudes, published today, public concern about the effects of cannabis has grown over the last decade, and a majority think cannabis should remain illegal.
Nearly three in five (58%) people in Britain think cannabis should be illegal. Just 4% think it should be legalised without restriction, and 34% believe it should be legalised but only made available from licensed shops.
Views about the legalisation of cannabis are more liberal now than they were in 1993, when two thirds (67%) thought it should be illegal. But there has been a hardening of attitudes over the last decade; in 2001 46% thought cannabis should be illegal, rising to 58% now.
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