FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
Request Number:
F-2012-02109
Keyword:
Organisational Information/Governance
Subject:
Testing Cannibis Seizures
Request and Answer:
This is to inform you that the Police Service of Northern Ireland has now completed its search for the
information you requested. The decision has been taken to disclose the located information to you in
full.
Question Do the PSNI have seizures of cannabis tested for strength and also for adulterants? If so could you
make available the data associated with any seizures from 2006 until present?
Answer
The PSNI currently do not have seizures of cannabis tested for strength or for the presence of
adulterants. Regardless of the potency of the cannabis, the offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act
1971 remain the same.
If you have any queries regarding your request or the decision please do not hesitate to contact me
on 028 9070 0164. When contacting the Freedom of Information Team, please quote the reference
number listed at the beginning of this letter.
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review. You should do this as soon as possible, or in any case within two months of the date of issue
of this letter. In the event that you require a review to be undertaken, you can do so by writing to the
Head of Freedom of Information, PSNI Headquarters, 65 Knock Road, Belfast, BT5 6LE or by
emailing xxx@xxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx
.
If following an internal review, carried out by an independent decision maker, you were to remain
dissatisfied in any way with the handling of the request you may make a complaint, under Section 50
of the Freedom of Information Act, to the Information Commissioner’s Office and ask that they
investigate whether the PSNI has complied with the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. You
can write to the Information Commissioner at Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. In most circumstances the Information Commissioner
will not investigate a complaint unless an internal review procedure has been carried out, however
the Commissioner has the option to investigate the matter at his discretion.
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