Cannabis
Speaking at an event today, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said the expected arrival of a dual system of regulation at the GMC next year could introduce confusion to an already outdated system of healthcare professional regulation. While speaking at the Westminster Health Forum event today on Next steps for professional healthcare regulation in the UK,… Read more »
Northern Ireland’s shooting and countryside organisations recently met with Police Service of Northern Ireland Firearms and Explosives Branch (PSNI FEB) staff and senior officials from the Department of Justice (DoJ) in Belfast. Formed in May 2021, the Northern Ireland Firearms Representative Group (NIFRG) is an umbrella group which brings together 10 national and local shooting and… Read more »
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Most primary school children are able to name at least four illegal drugs, a new study has shown. The research conducted by Life Education consisted of surveys of 1,500 children between the ages of nine and 11 in schools in England and Northern Ireland. Students were asked about the names of illicit drugs they were… Read more »
Opposition is growing to the government’s decision to reclassify cannabis as a class B drug. Danny Kushlick of charitable thinktank Transform Drug Policy Foundation says the government’s decision to reverse its January 2004 downgrading of cannabis to class C reflects the “political travesty” of current drug policy. Home secretary Jacqui Smith told the Commons yesterday… Read more »
