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YouTube man fined over cannabis - BBC News
“A Somerset man has been fined £200 after posting a video on the YouTube website of cannabis he was growing.” Full story BBC News, 4th March 2009 Source: www.bbc.co.uk… more →
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Spanish police raid large rural cocaine laboratory
Anthony wrote 1 month ago: 50 kilos of cocaine was being produced by the plant every week Spanish police has raided what is bei … more →
Rape, drugs and underworld claims rock Carlton
Anthony wrote 4 months ago: Gangster Jason moran The rape allegations were made a month ago. (Getty Images: Stuart Ha … more →
YouTube man fined over cannabis - BBC News
traceydennis wrote 9 months ago: “A Somerset man has been fined £200 after posting a video on the YouTube website of cannabis h … more →
Jail for new parent drug dealers - BBC News
traceydennis wrote 9 months ago: “A drug dealing couple have been jailed just days after their son was born in prison.” F … more →
Ecstasy should be downgraded to class B drug say government advisers - Daily Telegraph
sally wrote 10 months ago: “Ecstasy should be downgraded to a class B drug, the government’s drugs advisers are to … more →
Cannabis is now a Class B drug - Home Office
traceydennis wrote 10 months ago: “Concerns about effects of ’skunk’ and the mental health of users lead to the chan … more →
Cannabis becomes Class B drug today, but no spot fines yet - The Times
traceydennis wrote 10 months ago: “Cannabis is upgraded to a Class B drug today, but users will not be fined after the sudden wi … more →
People caught with cannabis after it is reclassified to escape fines after delay - Daily Telegraph
traceydennis wrote 10 months ago: “People caught smoking cannabis will escape £80 on-the-spot fines when the drug is reclassifie … more →
Drug rehabilitation for offenders a waste of time, says judge - Daily Telegraph
sally wrote 11 months ago: “Thousands of drug rehabilitation programmes handed to offenders by the courts each year are a … more →
Government clashes again with its own drug advisers about downgrading ecstasy - The Guardian
sally wrote 11 months ago: “The government’s drug advisers are to recommend ecstasy be downgraded to a class B drug … more →
Nightclub drugs pair lose appeal - BBC News
traceydennis wrote 11 months ago: “Two men jailed for permitting the ‘rampant’ sale of ecstasy at a Devon nightclub … more →
Cannabis upgrade 'very damaging' - BBC News
sally wrote 1 year ago: “A group of leading scientists and MPs has attacked plans to reclassify cannabis as a more dan … more →
Drug use declines as seizures reach record - The Guardian
sally wrote 1 year ago: “Illicit drug use in Britain is declining, with cannabis use at its lowest level for 10 years … more →
Woman's ear sliced for £10 debt - BBC News
sally wrote 1 year ago: “A drug dealer has been found guilty of cutting part of a woman’s ear off because she ow … more →
Tougher action on cannabis - Home Office
traceydennis wrote 1 year ago: “When cannabis is reclassified as a Class B drug in 2009, those who continually break the law … more →
Mother was seduced by 14-year-old boy, says judge - Daily Telegraph
sally wrote 1 year ago: “A judge allowed a mother who had sex with a 14-year-old boy to walk free, saying that the boy … more →
New penalties for cannabis users announced - The Guardian
sally wrote 1 year ago: “Cannabis users face new penalties when the drug is upgraded to class B from January next year … more →
Pensioner caught with £1,300 cocaine in handbag escapes jail - Daily Telegraph
sally wrote 1 year ago: “A 77-year-old pensioner caught with £1,300 of cocaine in her handbag has escaped jail after t … more →
Drugs classification should be scrapped, experts say - Daily Telegraph
sally wrote 1 year ago: “A leading think-tank has called for the Government’s system of drugs classification to be scr … more →
