Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Scotland won't prosecute personal possession of class A drugs, but outdated laws prevent deeper reforms

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par Rick Lines, Associate Professor of Crimininology and Human Rights, Swansea University
Niamh Eastwood, Associate Member of the Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Middlesex University, Middlesex University

In Scotland, a person in possession of a class A drugs will be issued a police warning in most cases, effectively decriminalising personal possession.

This recent announcement comes hard on the heels of a record-high 1,339 drug-related deaths in 2020. England and Wales also saw a record year of drug-related…

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