Over 60 MPs and peers support drugs reform in the UK

Leading politicians back the calls for a drug policy reform in the UK after the 50th anniversary of the implementation of the infamous Misuse of Drugs Act (1971). Organisers at the Transform Drug Policy Foundation were able to bring more than 60 MPs and peers to the table to speak out on drug policy failures over the last […]

The Damning Legacy of the UK’s Misuse of Drugs Act (1971): 50 Years On

Today, we mark the 50th anniversary of the UK’s Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) which, for half a century, has been used as a failed deterrent to drug use with serious implications on the country’s citizens. As we reluctantly welcome this significant milestone, Cancheck is taking a look at the legacy of this failed legislation […]