Fixed Fine Plan for Cannabis Users in Scotland
Cannabis users should be given on-the-spot police fines rather than a criminal record, an official government report has recommended.
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Accept The Facts – and End This Futile ‘War on Drugs’
We are handing one of our biggest industries over to armed, criminal gangs.
Dutch Among Lowest Cannabis Users in Europe
The Dutch are among the lowest users of marijuana or cannabis in Europe despite the Netherlands' well-known tolerance of the drug, according to a regional study published on Thursday.
Sacking of UK Drug Chief Sparks Major Controversy
CANNABIS CULTURE - The fallout continues after the UK's top drug adviser, David Nutt, was fired for claiming cannabis and ecstasy are safer than alcohol and tobacco, with several resignations, increasing criticism of the government, and the possible collapse of the country's advisory council on drugs.
Copenhagen Considers Legalizing Cannabis
CANNABIS CULTURE - A debate over legal marijuana has been raging in Denmark this summer because of an unpleasant gang war.
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War on Drugs is Not Working, Says EU Commission
The war on drugs has not reduced the production, trafficking, availability or use of drugs, a massive study by the European Commission has found.
British Government Plans To Ban Legal ‘Party Drugs’
Two "party" drugs linked to the death of young people will be banned under plans unveiled by the Home Office.
Airships To Be Used In Battle On Drugs
They were known as Zeppelins and “blimps”, they were used as bombers in the first World War and for several decades later, they provided first-class air travel until the 1937 Hindenburg disaster. Now the application of the airship design to monitor offshore drug-smuggling and for remote sensing is being discussed at a European conference in Galway.
British Government Ignores Scientific Advice and Reclassifies Cannabis
Cannabis has been reclassified in England and Wales by the government from a Class C to a Class B drug, carrying a higher maximum jail sentence for possession.
United Kingdom: The Drug Laws Don’t Work
The real 'softies' are the politicians who refuse to engage in a sober debate on cannabis
