On September 27th the Medicinal Cannabis Reform Scotland (MCRS) group met with MSP’s, representatives of the Scottish Governments Substance Misuse Unit, and representatives of Police Scotland, to present the case for urgent action on medicinal cannabis reform in Scotland. The meeting was chaired by Anna Ross of SDPC with the aim of securing agreement […]
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Support over punishment call from prominent policy advisor Dr. Roy Robertson
SDPC participant and Scottish Government drug policy advisor Roy Robertson spoke to the BBC about his desire to see a ‘support over penalise’ drug strategy in Scotland. Roy also highlighted the need for a public enquiry along the lines of a Royal Commission in order to explore the evidence and effectiveness of the current framework. […]
Supervised Drug Consumption Facilities Bill passes to 2nd reading in the House of Commons.
The SNP MP for Glasgow Central Alison Thewliss presented the bill to allow supervised drug consumption facilities on a trial basis in Glasgow. It came in response to the recent rejection of the Glasgow trial by the Lord Advocate for Scotland, who felt it was outwith the competence of the Scottish Parliament to allow such […]
Recovering Justice and Transform Drug Policy Foundation Release Scottish Policy Brief
Two of our participating organisations have released a Scottish drug policy reform brief stating “the Scottish Government has a unique opportunity to deliver innovative drug policy that would transform Scotland from the drug death capital of Europe, to a beacon of compassionate, effective approaches.” The full brief can be accessed here: RJ and TDPFS – […]
Kenny Simpson – Gone but his legacy will live on
For Kenny Simpson – drug policy expert, long serving copper with Police Scotland and the SCDEA and champion of sensible drug policies. “I never judge anybody on how they are presented, everybody’s got their stories to tell, I just don’t think there is acknowledgment of that. I think there needs to be more of a […]
