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- This is your government on drugs. Any questions? by D-Notice on Nov 7, 2009
I have been meaning to get around to write summat about the government sacking the head of its drug advisory body. In the unlikely event that you're not aware, he was sacked for the heinous crime of daring to criticise our Lords 'n' Masters for placi...
- Why has Alan Johnson sacked Professor David Nutt? by Mark Reckons on Oct 30, 2009
The news has broken this afternoon that the Home Secretary Alan Johnson has sacked Professor David Nutt, the head of its own Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. Johnson's statement on this says:I cannot have public confusion between scientific a...
- Interview with Danny Kushlick of Transform Drug Policy Foundation by Mark Reckons on Oct 5, 2009
Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with my views regarding drug policy in this country.At the Lib Dem conference a couple of weeks ago I attended a fringe meeting on this subject sponsored by Transform Drug Policy Foundation who campaign t...
- Calls for reform grow by Transform Drug Policy Foundation: Media Blog on Sep 24, 2009
This month we have seen a plethora or articles in UK newspapers calling for an end to prohibition. There have been so many we thought we’d bring you the best of them in one blog. The articles are written by a variety of people including a former...
- Interview on drugs policy with Phillip Oppenheim, former Conservative minister by Mark Reckons on Sep 14, 2009
I recently interviewed former Conservative Minister Phillip Oppenheim about his views on drugs policy in this country. He was a minister under John Major but is no longer an MP and is now a motivational speaker and businessman. He is also managing di...
- Home Office: Drug possession is a victimless crime by D-Notice on Jul 23, 2009
From Transform comes word that the Home Office's latest report(PDF) regarding crime in England and Wales includes the following:"The BCS excludes.... those crimes termed as victimless (e.g. possession of drugs)"Is this perhaps the first very faint g...
- Fascinating research into public perception of the drugs issue by Mark Reckons on Jul 7, 2009
Whilst reading this piece today by Norm Stamper from the Huffington Post about how progressives in the US are now seriously questioning the "War on Drugs" I noticed a link to this fascinating article: "The Trouble with Marijuana and Legislators" from...
