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Scotland’s top lawyer waives prosecution for possession of hard drugs

Scotland’s top lawyer waives prosecution for possession of hard drugs

Police officers who catch people with Class A drugs can issue a warning rather than pursue a prosecution, Scotland’s Lord Advocate has announced.

28 Sep 2021
Scotland

Children left seriously ill by cannabis sweets

Children left seriously ill by cannabis sweets

Three children in the Bradford area were left seriously ill after eating cannabis-laced ‘edibles’.

8 Sep 2021
England & Wales

Call to ban alcohol TV ads before watershed

2 Sep 2021
Scotland

Teenage cannabis use linked to premature births

Teenage cannabis use linked to premature births

25 Aug 2021
World

Alcohol deaths up 17 per cent in Scotland

19 Aug 2021
Scotland

Scots drug deaths reach new record high

Scots drug deaths reach new record high

4 Aug 2021
Scotland

Psychosis and ‘scromiting’ on the rise among young US cannabis users

Psychosis and ‘scromiting’ on the rise among young US cannabis users

23 Jul 2021
World

Pressure grows on Westminster to introduce minimum pricing

11 Jun 2021
England & Wales

Smoking cannabis impairs drivers’ vision, study shows

5 May 2021
World

US drug driving fatalities rise after cannabis legalisation

16 Apr 2021
World

TV critic blasts industry for ignoring cannabis misery

9 Apr 2021
England & Wales

No 10: Pledge for cannabis review by London mayor ‘a waste of time’

9 Apr 2021
England & Wales

MSPs approve new push for drug decriminalisation

26 Mar 2021
Scotland

UK Govt rebuffs latest call to decriminalise drugs in Scotland

12 Mar 2021
Scotland