Will America legalise marijuana?
A recent poll by Gallup indicates that a majority of Americans would vote for the decriminalisation of marijuana. This represents a major change in attitude towards the recreational drug. Earlier this year it was reported that drug use in America is falling amongst the younger population, but on the rise amongst those over the age
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Northern Ireland prisons tackle drug abuse
Drugs are a problem in prisons everywhere; inmates seem to have easier access to drugs within prisons than on the outside. Sue McAllister has told Stormont's justice committee that more changes are required to deal with the on-going problem of drug abuse. Both illegal and subscription drugs are abused in prisons. "It is fair to
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Drug testing of Isle of Man inmates stopped
An internal review of mandatory drug testing of inmates at a prison on the Isle of Man has concluded that it is unlawful to enforce drug testing on inmates. The Department of Home Affairs has stated that current legislation does not allow urine samples to be taken for the testing of controlled substances. Urine testing
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Dead pigeons used to deliver drugs to Oakwood inmates
The problem of drugs in prisons has been in the news a lot recently. The latest news helps to emphasise how resourceful inmates and their drug suppliers from the outside are, and why drugs continue to be a problem. According to a serving prisoner at HMP Oakwood in Wolverhampton, dead pigeons have been used to
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