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Cannabis: Medical superdrug, dangerous carcinogen – or just a bit of fun?

Ahead of 420 day, i speaks with a medical campaigner, an anti-legislation opponent and a drugs harm reduction expert ....

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Policing Minister backs calls to give drug addicts free daily heroin injections

Policing Minister Chris Philp claimed setting up taxpayer-funded, medic-supervised shooting galleries would be cost-effective and help cut drug-related crime. ....

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'Damaging' police leniency over cannabis revealed

‘Damaging’ police leniency over cannabis revealed
‘Astonishing disparity’ in enforcement across country as charity warns class B drug s true dangers are being ignored
19 May 2021 • 9:00pm
Police have been accused of decriminalising cannabis by the back door, as official figures show nearly nine in 10 people in parts of the country are escaping court after being caught with the drug.
The Home Office data reveal the most lenient forces are charging just one in eight (13 per cent) offenders, with the remainder let off with a caution, community resolution or on-the-spot fine.
By contrast, the toughest police forces are charging up to 60 per cent of people caught with the class B drug, which has increased in its potency and been linked to psychosis and mental ill health. ....

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Lockdown sparks cannabis boom as stressed & jobless Brits turn to drug

Lockdown sparks cannabis boom as stressed & jobless Brits turn to drug
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Updated: 5 Feb 2021, 13:02
BRITS bored, stressed and jobless in lockdown have fuelled a boom in cannabis use raising fears of a mental health timebomb.
Huge demand has led county lines gangs to flood regions with the drug.
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Buyers are people missing the buzz of social contact, or self-medicating to relieve anxiety.
Cannabis has become cheap and plentiful as pub and club closures mean less demand for party drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy.
Those caught dealing, growing or in possession know the punishments are less severe.
Advice service Release surveyed adult users and found seven out of 10 transactions since the pandemic started have been for cannabis. ....

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Students given drug test kits at Bristol Uni - The Christian Institute

Students given drug test kits at Bristol Uni
Students given drug test kits at Bristol Uni
8 Jan 2021
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Students at the University of Bristol are being given kits to test drugs before taking them, in a scheme endorsed by both staff and student leaders.
The ‘harm reduction’ system run by The Drop, part of the Bristol Drugs Project, allows students to determine what they are taking before they use illegal drugs.
Students’ Union Student Living Officer Ruth Day claimed the scheme would help keep students “as safe as possible”, but the move has been criticised by The Christian Institute. ....

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