drug law reform

Leading Doctor Calls For Drug Policy Reform

A senior doctor has joined the growing number of voices calling for UK drug law reform in the face of the impact that current policies have had on drug use, public health and organised crime.

Sir Ian Gilmore, the former president of the Royal College of Physicians, said today that “the problem is that this policy we have had for 40 years of saying that we do not want drugs in society just isn’t working.

Drugs scandal engulfs Japanese pop star

The month of august has seen Japanese pop icon Noriko Sakai transformed from a squeaky clean idol, whose hits have included “Blue bunny” and “Please your smile”, to a ‘junkie’ with ‘yakuza links’ over a miniscule amount of narcotics found in her Tokyo apartment.

International Drug Policy Symposium: Cannabis in New Zealand

Speakers at the International Drug Policy Symposium (including political party leaders, United Nations representatives and NGO representatives) discuss the disproportionate legal attention given to cannabis, in terms of the harm in relation to other drugs such as crystal meth. Cannabis is the most widely used drug in New Zealand, and that the majority of users are able to 'have a healthy relationship with drugs'.

Nice People Use Drugs - Sarah Martin London 10k 2009

The Release London bus campaign has now been removed. This is censorship without one single complaint from the public. Britain is mature enough to make up it's own mind regarding this issue without Big Brother interference.

http://www.release.org.uk/nice-people...

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