Category: drug offences

R v Kennedy (No 2) – WLR Daily

Posted October 18th, 2007 in drug offences, homicide, law reports by sally

R v Kennedy (No 2) [2007] UKHL 38

“The answer to the question ‘When is it appropriate to find someone guilty of manslaughter where that person has been involved in the supply of a class A controlled drug, which is then freely and voluntarily self-administered by the person to whom it was supplied, and the administration of the drug then causes his death?’ was: ‘In a case where the deceased was a fully-informed and responsible adult, never’.”

WLR Daily, 18th October 2007

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Legalise all drugs: chief constable demands end to ‘immoral laws’ – The Independent

Posted October 15th, 2007 in drug offences, news by sally

“One of Britain’s most senior police officers is to call for all drugs – including heroin and cocaine – to be legalised and urges the Government to declare an end to the ‘failed’ war on illegal narcotics.”

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The Independent, 15th October 2007

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Brunstrom’s campaign over drugs – BBC News

Posted October 11th, 2007 in drug offences, news by sally

“North Wales Police chief constable Richard Brunstrom has said he will be “campaigning hard” for drugs such as heroin to be legalised.”

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BBC News, 11th October 2007

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Mother spared jail after supplying children with cannabis – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2007 in drug offences, news, sentencing by sally

“A former primary school teaching assistant who admitted supplying cannabis to her son and daughter so they would not approach street dealers was yesterday spared jail but ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2007

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Cannabis laws set to be reviewed – BBC News

Posted July 18th, 2007 in drug offences, news by sally

“Laws making possession of cannabis a largely non-arrestable offence could be reversed, Gordon Brown has said.”

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BBC News, 18th July 2007

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