A Fresh Look at Our Drug Laws Is the First Step Towards a Sane, Evidence …
A Fresh Look at Our Drug Laws Is the First Step Towards a Sane, Evidence …
In England and Wales alone, an estimated £3billion a year is spent fighting the war on drugs, to little effect. Over half of the 85,000 people in prison are thought to have serious drug problems. Rates of … In 2001, Portugal adopted a new policy …
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Police charge stars of TV documentary with drug offences
Police in England have charged a number of people living in TV's "Benefits Street" with drug offences. The charges follow a series of raids carried out last year in … Samora Roberts, 32, from James Turner Street, was charged with conspiracy to supply …
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Upgrading ketamine classification is 'about time', according to Cambridgeshire …
Ketamine attacks an organ and destroys it while other class A drugs like heroin have a more general bad impact on health.” Reclassification will mean the maximum penalty for unlawful possession of ketamine will increase from two to five years in jail …
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