The Independent reported Dec. 11 that research from the U.K.'s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, linking regular use of potent marijuana with psychosis, could open the door for a reversal of the decision two years ago to downgrade the drug from a "B" to "C" classification. Blair's current Home Secretary, Charles Clarke, has already requested that the decision be reexamined.

"There is no barrier to reclassification of cannabis on the grounds of political embarrassment. This was [former Home Secretary] David Blunkett's decision, not something agreed by the Cabinet," said a Blair government source.

Some police may oppose returning marijuana to class B status, however, since the rationale for downgrading the drug in the first place was to free up resources for combatting class A drugs like heroin.

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