Written Question · S2W-25344 · Session 2
Whether it has powers to direct police forces to desist from charging individuals for the possession, use or sale of cannabis as part of a …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has powers to direct police forces to desist from charging individuals for the possession, use or sale of cannabis as part of a pilot scheme, similar to that carried out in London last year.
The answer
The Lord Advocate can directthe police in the conduct of criminal investigations and the reporting ofalleged offending. The decision as to whether criminal proceedings areappropriate in any case is a matter for the Lord Advocate and Procurators Fiscalacting on his behalf.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-25344 by reference.