MPs would support ‘evidence based’ drug laws in the UK, new report finds
Most MPs believe that it is time to update UK drug laws “based on evidence”, new polling data commissioned by the Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group (CDPRG) published today shows. According to a new report ‘Making UK Drug Policy a Success: Reforming the Policymaking Process’, MPs are overwhelmingly ready for drug policy reform. It is reported […]
Boris Johnson told to appoint ‘cannabis tsar’ to capitalise on a billion-pound industry
Cannabis advocates are calling for the prime minister to introduce a “cannabis tsar” in order for the country not to miss out on a billion-pound industry that could create thousands of jobs in the post-Covid era. Volteface, a drug policy reform advocacy group, has revealed that the UK could be benefiting from the medical cannabis […]
Boris Johnson approved the rescheduling of psilocybin – but the ‘Home Office fails to act’
A Conservative MP says the prime minister approved the rescheduling of psilocybin months ago, but the Home Office has yet to act as it was instructed. According to the Daily Express, the Chairman of the Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group (CDPRG), Crispin Blunt MP, has urged Boris Johnson to reschedule the drug psilocybin – a […]
Campaign to target middle-class drug users after Boris Johnson calls for change
A new campaign will target middle-class drug users in order to prevent them from abusing illicit drugs at the weekends, the policing minister has announced. According to The Times, Kit Malthouse said the government’s new strategy will involve a campaign that would “illustrate the impact” of illegal Class A drugs, such as cocaine, LSD and […]
Epileptic boy Alfie Dingley’s mum invites Boris Johnson to discuss medical cannabis
Three years ago on June 19th, nine-year-old Alfie Dingley became the first patient in the UK to receive a permanent license for prescribed medicinal cannabis on the NHS. This decision by then Home Secretary Sajid Javid led to a law change on November 1st 2018, which enabled medicinal cannabis to be legally prescribed in the […]
The Rt Honourable Ladies and Gentlemen: British MPs and Cannabis Use
Following Jacinda Ardern, the New Zealand prime minister’s admission of consuming cannabis “a long time ago”, we took a gander at which British MP confessed the same in the past. From Boris Johnson and David Cameron to former prominent Labour senior cabinet members, many politicians have reportedly enjoyed the plant’s psychoactive properties. Although medical cannabis […]