Drugs policy
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The Tudor pile that's home to a thinktank set on shaking up Britain's drug laws
14 Sep 2013: Jamie Doward: From her Oxfordshire home, Amanda Feilding leads a group with the sort of academic and political clout that could see cannabis being legalised – and, crucially, regulated – in Britain
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16 Sep 2013:Melissa Kite: The choice is not either to ban or to legalise everything. What is needed is restraint and protection for children
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15 Sep 2013: Jamie Doward: From her Oxfordshire home, Amanda Feilding leads a group with the sort of academic and political clout that could see cannabis being legalised – and, crucially, regulated – in Britain
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15 Sep 2013:
Observer editorial: As countries across the world relax their drug laws, it is wrong to ignore a growing trend
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5 Sep 2013:
NFL: Marijuana Policy Project campaign at NFL season opener at Denver Broncos highlighting Colorado's legalization of pot but players face bans for using
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1 Sep 2013:
'Club drugs' in vast quantities – and even heroin and cocaine – are being delivered by post
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30 Aug 2013:
Oscar Rickett: The Toronto mayor's statements on drug use are part of a well-worn set of answers that prevents an honest debate on prohibition
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28 Aug 2013:
Fifty-two people died after taking drugs such as Spice and mephedrone last year in England and Wales, up from 29
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20 Aug 2013: Editorial: As support grows for treating drug abuse as a medical rather than a criminal issue, it is time for the government to look again
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17 Aug 2013:
New Jersey governor confronted by family of two-year-old Vivian Wilson before reversing policy to lift restrictions
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15 Aug 2013:
Agency votes unanimously to review sentence guidelines in move that could herald reductions in US prison population
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12 Aug 2013:
Anthony Papa, who spent 12 years in Sing Sing for delivering 4oz of cocaine, says such sentences are 'a waste of human lives'
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5 Aug 2013:
Carl Hart argues persuasively that drug abuse is a symptom of a sick society rather than the cause, says Rachel Seifert
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Interactive,
2 Aug 2013:
With a typical wholesale price of $12,564 per kg, Finland has the most expensive marijuana in the world. Is that a regional trend? How do retail prices compare? Which countries have the highest prevalence rates for marijuana consumption? Where is drug trafficking an issue? We've mapped it all.
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1 Aug 2013:
Brigid Delaney: No human or state hand should play any part in deciding when and how someone should die. The repercussions of Ngyuen's case are still felt long after his execution
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30 Jul 2013:
Antony Loewenstein: Australians enjoy the greatest amount of recreational drugs per capita in the world. Prohibition always fails: it's time to get serious about how to handle the issue
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