Stricter penalties
But Lesley, in Oxford, who texted in, disagrees.

"Cannabis should be made class B as it is dangerous and at present is just being accepted by society as normal," she added.

The debate among our listeners reflects the argument that's going on about this subject in the world of politics.

 Shortly after Mr Brown entered Number 10 last year he ordered a review into whether cannabis should be reclassified from a class C to a class B drug.

But the group advising him disagrees.

The Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs, in its report, to be published later, will say it doesn't think cannabis should be reclassified.

This team of advisers has been studying new research on cannabis from Keele University about the links between the drug and mental illness.

This study doesn't seem to back up claims that rising use of cannabis between the 1970s and 1990s has led to more cases of schizophrenia.

But the government could well ignore the advisers and make cannabis class B.

At the moment, in most cases if you get caught with cannabis you don't get arrested, but you could get up to two years in prison.

If it is reclassified as a class B, it will mean stricter penalties for possession.

Some Newsbeat listeners told us they've been cannabis smokers for years but say it hasn't affected their health.

Drug dangers
Lee, in Scotland, said: "I've smoked the strongest weed for five years now and I'm more sane than my friends who don't smoke it."

Daniel, from Banbury, also believes "smoking cannabis is better than going out in the town binge drinking and causing trouble in the streets".

But some people disagree and believe the drug does pose a danger.

Rebecca, from Halifax, is a psychiatric nurse. She said: "We are seeing more young people than ever who have developed psychosis or schizophrenia following heavy cannabis use."

David, in Weston-Super-Mare, who was a long term cannabis smoker, also believes the drug is addictive.

He said: "I was a heavy, long term, cannabis smoker and regardless of how we're told it's not addictive, if I didn't have any I would get severe mood swings and even quite aggressive towards friends and family.

"After several years of use I was left suffering from panic attacks and severe anxiety."

Whichever way the government decides to go on cannabis is bound to please as many as it upsets.

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The last time there was a change in the cannabis laws was in 2004, when it was downgraded from a Class B to a Class C.

Then Home Secretary David Blunkett believed the move would free police to spend more time cracking down on harder drugs.

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