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Druglink article 2009 – Collateral damage by Catherine Cook

The future of global drug policy will be shaped when governments meet in Vienna this month. Will anything be done to reduce the spiralling health harms around drug use? Catherine Cook analyses the...

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Druglink news item 2009 – Chasing shadows by Max Daly

Despite being armed with new powers, police and the courts are yet to convict a dealer of pushing drugs outside school gates. Instead the law is just being used as an extra tool against drug dealers...

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Druglink article 2009 – A game of two houses by Claudia Rubin

The House of Commons is supposed to be the home of political debate. Except when it comes to drugs. Claudia Rubin on how the democratic vacuum of the House of Lords provides Parliament’s only...

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Druglink article 2009 – A Viennese waltz by Christopher Hallam

When UN member states met in Vienna in March to thrash out a united global policy on drugs, many observers were optimistic that at last public health would be hoisted up the agenda. But, as Christopher...

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Druglink factsheet 2009 – Travelling with drugs

The legal low-down. Travelling with drugs (PDF)Read more →

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Druglink factsheet 2009 – Cannabis law update

On 29th January 2009 cannabis was upgraded from Class C to Class B of the Misuse of Drugs Act. This factsheet explains the changes and how they are likely to work in practice. Factsheet 2009 – Cannabis...

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Druglink news item 2009 – Double Dutch by Eberhard Schatz

When a report into the effectiveness of UK drug policy held up the Netherlands as a shining example of the success of a zero tolerance approch, experts cross the North Sea were bemused. The author...

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Druglink factsheet 2009 – Drugs and premises: the law by Niamh Eastwood

What risks do landlords or hostel managers face if people are dealing drugs on their premises? Why are some homes and venues subject to closure orders? Factsheet – Drugs and premises: the law (PDF)Read...

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Druglink news item 2009 – Collision course by Harry Shapiro

The sensational sacking of Professor David Nutt seems to have come out of nowhere. But the science of drugs and politics have been heading for a showdown since 2001. Collision course (PDF)Read more →

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Psychoactive Substances Act 2016

Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 The Psychoactive Substances Act received Royal Assent on 28 January 2016. The act applies across the UK and came into force on 26 May 2016. Possession for personal use...

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