Blogs about: Drug Offences
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Specialist drug courts 'working' - BBC News
“Specialist courts which deal only with drugs offenders are proving a success, the government has said.” Full story BBC News, 28th May 2008 Source: www.bbc.co.uk … more »
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Specialist drug courts 'working' - BBC News
sally wrote 1 month ago: “Specialist courts which deal only with drugs offenders are proving a success, the government … more »
Home Office considers downgrading ecstasy - Daily Telegraph
sally wrote 2 months ago: “The legal status of Ecstasy could be reviewed, the Home Office said.” Full story Daily … more »
Cannabis laws to be strengthened - The Independent
sally wrote 2 months ago: ” Jacqui Smith defied the Government’s own experts today by announcing that laws on c … more »
Reefer madness: Do the drug laws work? - The Independent
sally wrote 2 months ago: “Defying the weight of medical and scientific opinion, Gordon Brown is to order tougher new la … more »
Police resist tougher action on cannabis - Daily Telegraph
traceydennis wrote 2 months ago: “Police will not toughen their approach to cannabis when ministers upgrade the legal status of … more »
Brown warned that cannabis decision may face legal challenge - The Guardian
sally wrote 2 months ago: “Gordon Brown’s decision to overturn the advice of his own group of drug experts by pres … more »
Statistics on drug offences
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drugeducationforum wrote 3 months ago: The Home Office have released a quarterly update on crime statistics: Recorded drug offences for Oct … more »
Rastafarian temple drugs trial collapses - The Guardian
sally wrote 3 months ago: “A £100,000 cannabis-dealing trial, launched following a high-profile police raid on a Rasta … more »
Cannabis: tough penalties on way after another change of mind - The Times
traceydennis wrote 3 months ago: “Gordon Brown is preparing to overrule the advice of the Government’s drug advisory body and … more »
Straw confirms expansion of dedicated drugs courts - Ministry of Justice
sally wrote 3 months ago: “Jack Straw has confirmed that drug courts, dedicated to tackling drug misuse and related crim … more »
Dedicated drug court pilots: a process report - Ministry of Justice
sally wrote 3 months ago: “In December 2005, the then Department of Constitutional Affairs announced a commitment to pil … more »
Cannabis users to face fixed penalty - Daily Telegraph
sally wrote 5 months ago: “Tens of thousands of people caught with a single joint of cannabis will get an unofficial cr … more »
Regina v Xu and Others - Times Law Reports
sally wrote 5 months ago: Regina v Xu and Others Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) “Persons convicted of being concern … more »
Judge may sit alone in drugs case deemed too dangerous for a jury - The Times
sally wrote 5 months ago: “Prosecutors plan to apply this week to hold a major criminal trial without a jury for the fi … more »
Police to urge cannabis regrading - BBC News
sally wrote 5 months ago: “Senior police officers are to tell government advisers that cannabis should be upgraded from … more »
Crime gangs 'exploit change in cannabis law' - Daily Telegraph
sally wrote 5 months ago: “Relaxation of the law on cannabis has fuelled organised crime in the UK, police chiefs will t … more »
Cannabis clampdown - The Times
traceydennis wrote 6 months ago: “Cannabis is to be reclassified as a Class B drug after an official review this spring, The Ti … more »
Regina v Hawkes (Attorney-General’s Reference No 68 of 2007) - Times Law Reports
sally wrote 7 months ago: Regina v Hawkes (Attorney-General’s Reference No 68 of 2007) “Drug dealers who kept weapons … more »
Key advisers attack new drugs policy - The Observer
sally wrote 7 months ago: “The government was at loggerheads with its own advisers last night over its new drugs policy. … more »
