All seven of Glasgow’s MPs have called on the UK Government to reconsider new harsher punishments for drug users. The Westminster Government’s new drugs strategy has been slammed for setting back the UK’s drugs policy by yearsDespite token mentions of rehab and treatment, all main planks of the Tories’ blueprint point squarely at punishment, prohibition and prevention as the main ways of tackling addiction.
Boris Johnson’s plans included measures that seek to take passports and even driving licences from casual drug users - moving in a hardline direction opposite to most advanced nations on drugs policy.
The MPs representing Glasgow - one of the worst hit cities in the UK - believe the new approach - “From Harm to Hope: A Ten-Year Strategy
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