Police ‘decriminalising cannabis’ as prosecutions fall away

Government figures sent to Norman Lamb MP reveal fall of 19% since 2015 in people prosecuted for possessionPolice forces are in effect decriminalising cannabis, campaigners say, after uncovering figures that show a substantial fall in the number of prosecutions and cautions for possessing the drug.Last year only 15,120 people in England and Wales were prosecuted for possession of cannabis, a fall of 19% since 2015. Police issued cautions to 6,524 people in 2017 – 34% fewer than two years b