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ACPO's decision to call for cannabis to be reclassified as a Class B drug
 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:12:50

Today Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of the mental health charity SANE, commented on the decision by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to call for cannabis to be reclassified as a Class B drug:

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Ronald Dixon detained for killing charity worker Ashleigh Ewing
 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:34:48

Today Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of the mental health charity SANE, commented on the case of Ronald Dixon, who has been detained indefinitely for the killing of mental health charity worker, Ashleigh Ewing:

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Health Secretary Alan Johnson announces more money for psychological therapies
 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:52:51

Today Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of the mental health charity SANE, commented on Health Secretary Alan Johnson's announcement of more money to be spent on psychological therapies to treat depression and anxiety:

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The case of Jean Gambell
 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:36:27

Today Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of the mental health charity SANE, commented on the case of Jean Gambell, who has been reunited with her family 70 years after she was put into a mental institution for allegedly stealing two shillings and sixpence:

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The report by the Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody
 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:35:08

Today Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of the mental health charity SANE, commented on the report by the Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody, which found that almost 600 people each year die in state custody:

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