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 is not an offence, unless in prison. The act:…
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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)
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)
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 explains the reality of Dutch…
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 law update (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 2009 – Travelling with drugs
The legal low-down. Travelling with drugs (PDF)
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 Hallam reports, the meeting…
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 insightful forum on drug policy. A…
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 who sell in inner…
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 human costs of the UN’s historic failure…