Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for possession of cannabis since 1 January 2020.

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions for possession of cannabis, covering the period requested and this can be viewed in the following data tool:

• Outcomes by Offence tool: June 2023

Navigate to ‘Prosecutions and Convictions’ tab, and use the ‘Offence’ filter to select ‘92E.01 Possession of a controlled drug - Class B (cannabis)’ and ‘92E.02 Possession of a controlled drug - Class C (cannabis)’.

Within the pivot tool, you can select specific quarters and years to show the period of interest.