* drug reform

News

Report claims legal Cannabis industry could create 41,000 jobs

*Comment & Analysis

Britain legalised medicinal cannabis – and then left it to stagnate

*Comment & Analysis

Regulated MDMA: New book outlines a strict new system which would nevertheless end the war on drugs

A plan for legalising cocaine, MDMA and amphetamines

*Comment & Analysis

Drug war surrender? Political consensus is moving fast on reform

Is this the way the drug war ends – not with a bang, but a whimper?

*Comment & Analysis

2018 highs and lows: Canada legalises cannabis

*Blog

"It is reiterating its support for a 'war on drugs' mindset and a punitive drugs policy which all the evidence shows is not effective at reducing drug use."

Drug reform police chief faces the Downing Street backlash

*Blog

Regulated legal cannabis markets could lead to the end of the war on drugs

A global cannabis industry has been quietly created while governments bury their heads in the sand

Featured

BASC given permission to bring judicial review of Defra decision

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »

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Concern over doctors’ health needs as legislation to regulate PAs and AAs introduced

Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »