THE number of Scots children treated for cannabis abuse has almost doubled since the government announced the drug would be reclassified.
Statistics which showed that children as young as nine were receiving treatment prompted calls from politicians and campaigners for a radical rethink of the UK's drugs policy.
In 2002, David Blunkett, the then home secretary, announced that cannabis would be reclassified from a Class B to a Class C drug.
That year, 198 under-16s were admitted to Scottish treatment programmes in connection with cannabis use.
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