A new petition is calling on Parliament to launch an independent regulatory review of New Zealand’s outdated Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 (MoDA) and its associated framework, including the Psychoactive ...

The misuse of prescription drugs by teens in the United States is a growing problem. Large-scale, national surveys of youth drug use, such as the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH ...

Police chased him on foot and he was searched under Section 23 Misuse of Drugs Act. READ MORE: Two arrests have been made following a police chase in Sudbury.

Sadiq Khan has called for the partial decriminalisation of cannabis, arguing that a new report published by the London Drugs Commission (LDC) yesterday provides a "compelling, evidence-based case" for ...

London Drugs Commission's report. The commission called for ‘natural’ cannabis to be moved from the Misuse of Drugs Act to the Psychoactive Substances Act, which will effectively legalise ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has backed calls for the possession of small quantities of natural cannabis to be decriminalised, saying current rules “cannot be justified”.. The Mayor of London said a report ...

The commission concluded that the inclusion of cannabis as a class B drug in the Misuse of Drugs Act is “disproportionate to the harms” caused by other drugs under the law.

Sir Sadiq Khan was today slapped down by the head of the Metropolitan Police and a Government minister over his call to decriminalise some cannabis possession.. The London mayor backed a new ...

Labour Drugs War Erupts As Minister Slaps Down Sadiq Khan's Cannabis Call. ... “We have no intention of reclassifying cannabis from a Class B substance under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

We have seen some US and Canadian cities devastated by soft policies on addictive and harmful drugs - now Sadiq Khan wants to send London the same way. "Cannabis is illegal for a reason.

At present, cannabis is deemed a Class B drug. Under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, it is illegal to possess, produce, supply, import or export cannabis in the UK.