Cannabis

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/007416/Q

 Version Date: 06/01/2025

I would like to request the number of;

i) Warnings
ii) Cautions
iii) Arrests
iv) Convictions

For;
a) Possession
b) Supply
c) Cultivation

of cannabis that took place in:
a) the whole of Devon in 2024
b) the district of West Devon in 2024

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Time Frame for data:                                

01/01/2024 - 05/12/2024                           

Data Source:                                  

Force Crime Recording System Niche                           

Data Processing:                          

QlikSense report Crime and Outcomes filtered on                               

Include No Crimes: No                               

Notifiable Crime Only: Yes                        

Offence Group: Possession of Drugs and Trafficking of Drugs                                  

Crimed Date: 01/01/2024 - 05/12/2024                           

LPA:                          

South Devon LPA                           

North & West Devon LPA                          

Exeter, East & Mid Devon LPA                            

Plymouth LPA                                 

Data extracted to excel                              

Filtered in excel for                         

Offence Description:                                  

Possess a controlled drug of Class B - Cannabis / Cannabis Resin (recordable)

Concerned in production of a controlled drug of Class B - cannabis (recordable)

Possess cannabis with intent to supply                          

Permit the use of premises for the supply of a controlled drug of Class B - Cannabis (recordable)                                   

Possess with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B - cannabinoid  receptor agonists (recordable)                          

Possess a controlled drug of Class B - cannabinoid receptor agonists (recordable)

Supply a controlled drug of Class B - cannabinoid receptor agonists (recordable)

Produce a controlled drug - Class B - cannabinoid receptor agonists (recordable)                        

Data Limitations:

The Force stopped issuing PND’s in November 2019. This meant a cessation of Cannabis warnings and the introduction of deferred charge.

The absence of an offence description from a table indicates a nil return for this offence.

The Force does not hold data regarding convictions. This information is held by the courts.