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Let me be clear that we are just
classifying cannabis again to show very clearly, particularly
to the young people who fall prey to
people selling cannabis that it is an illegal
and a harmful drug and it could lead
to people taking more dangerous drugs as a
result of taking cannabis. And so we are
absolutely determined to tell young people that cannabis
is unacceptable, it is unlawful but it is
also harmful. We know there are harmful side
effects to alcohol as well, but the important
thing here is that we give people the
best advise possible. And that includes giving people
advice on what it's advisable to drink,giving people
help if they get into difficulty, giving people
support services for the family if there is
a difficulty that happens as a result of
alcohol being abused. And I think you'll find
that the services to help people who have
fallen as a result of the impact of
alcohol are getting better and that we're able
to give people perhaps more professional advice than
ever before.