HO 344/32: The Trafficking of Cannabis in the United Kingdom

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Title
HO 344/32: The Trafficking of Cannabis in the United Kingdom
Date
1949-1950
Document Type
  • Government File
Themes
  • Civil Rights and Race Relations
  • Drug Culture
Description
At this time the use of the drug was apparently confined to colonial seamen and what are described as 'Bohemian' characters living in Chelsea, home to 'A well known coterie of drug-addicts'.
Library / Archive
  • The National Archives, UK
Collection
UK Government Files: Records Created or Inherited by the Home Office, Ministry of Home Security, and Related Bodies