The number of young people trying ‘smart drugs’ is increasing, according to The Guardian. …a survey in the Tab student paper suggests that a fifth of students in UK universities …
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Earlier this month, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron called for cannabis legalisation in the UK. The party is proposing to table a motion at their annual conference to legalise and regulate …
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The Independent has covered last week’s news of the potential launch of cannabis clubs in four Swiss cities, including Zurich, Basel, Bern and Geneva. Representatives from the cities met in Bern …
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The UN’s special rapporteur on the right to health Dainius Pūras has released an open letter criticizing governments who focus on drug control policies, claiming that criminalisation drives problems …
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/doctors-put-methadone-21-years-8769316 drug deaths in lanarkshire soar – http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/drug-deaths-lanarkshire-soar-80-8735879 BBC3 VALIUM CRISIS Words by Calum Armstrong tweets @vf_calum
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David Cameron has announced plans to reform UK prisons in a speech this afternoon, as Gov.co.uk and BBC News report. The Prime Minister is expected to slam the ‘scandalous failure’ of the prisons …
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A one-time party drug is being hailed as a miracle cure for treating severe depression. Over the weekend a swarm of articles were published hailing ketamine as a radically effective …
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The Independent reports that Facebook has been shutting down pages which advertise legal medicinal cannabis. The home pages of three dispensaries in New Jersey, where the advertisement and sale of …
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A new report titled ‘The State of Legal Marijuana Markets’, published earlier this week, projects a rapid rise in the value of regulated cannabis markets in the US for 2016. …
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Yesterday, an interview with the departing Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick appeared on Prison UK. The discussion offers an illuminating overview of the changes and challenges Hardwick faced during his …