The perception that low drug use in Sweden is a direct result of the country’s tough anti-drugs policy is finding considerable traction in the UK. But, argues Steve Rolles, it is both simplistic and misleading. Swedish massage (PDF)
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Druglink factsheet 2007 – The court and drug laws
Procedure where Community Orders are breached Factsheet – The court and drug laws (PDF)
Druglink article 2007 – Reaching out from the sixties by Christopher Hallam
A unique British institution celebrates its 40th birthday this year. With its near mythical roots reaching back to the counter-culture and the heady days of 1967, Release remains a dynamic, evolving organisation. Reaching out from the sixties (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 2006 – Police powers and drugs 3
Courts and drug laws Police powers and drugs 3 (PDF)
Druglink article 2006 – Prohibition: a rum do by Mark Kleiman
Many drug law reformers cite America’s post World War One experiment with Prohibition as evidence for legalising all drugs. But, says Mark Kleiman, the reality behind an era popularised by mobsters and speakeasies tells a very different story. Prohibition: a…
Druglink article 2006 – Class politics by Harry Shapiro
The huff and puff surrounding the Home Secretary’s decision to leave cannabis as a Class C drug clouded what may be a far more significant announcement – to review the whole classification system. Class politics (PDF)
Druglink news item 2006 – Cornering the middle market by Max Daly
Home Office plans to set specific limits for the personal possession of drugs were greeted with horror by both the media and civil rights campaigners. Max Daly reveals the inside story behind the new drug thresholds. Cornering the middle market…
Druglink article 2005 – K is for ketamine by Mark White
The Home Office will make the increasingly popular drug ketamine illegal before the end of the year. Mark White on an anaesthetic which – via the battlefields, the gay clubbing scene and Indian pharmacies – has risen to prominence as…
Druglink article 2005 – Labour: the drugs test
How has Labour performed in the drugs field since being elected eight years ago? What would you like to see happen by the end of the government’s drug strategist in 2008? And what major issues will the drugs field be…
Druglink article 2005 – Liberal lines by Harry Shapiro
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy explains to Harry Shapiro that drug testing schoolkids is wrong, legalisation is not on the agenda and how Anne Widdecombe sparked a more mature drugs debate Liberal lines (PDF) Additional keywords: politics