“The global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world.” That is the finding of The Global Commission on Drug Policy – whose 19 members include former presidents, humanitarians, as well as previous UN secretary general Kofi Annan and Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson – in a...
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Britain’s drugs classifications and penalties are arbitrary and unlawful, according to a forthcoming High Court challenge. A London man has been granted leave to appeal to the High Court for permission to judicially review the decision to try him for the production of cannabis. Medical-marijuana user Edwin Stratton claims the Government’s criminalisation of cannabis...
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The British Government has branded anyone with a camera a possible terrorist with a new law introduced this week. The law – marked with a protest by hundreds of photographers outside Scotland Yard – means that anyone taking a photograph that contains a member of the police, military or certain government personnel, will essentially...
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