Feb 2008
Tomorrow's Strategy Today
Monday/25/Feb 2008 Filed in:
Policy
The new drug strategy comes
out on Wednesday - but how different will it be to the old one -
and what will the reaction be across the field?
In truth, it may be less important what the strategy says than how we react to it. The time has come for a new approach - one that is not just about getting more and more money, but about prudence, co-operation and critique -
Read More...New Drug Strategy Guide - Hot Off The Press
Thursday/14/Feb 2008 Filed in:
Publications and
News - Local
Partnerships and Administration
Its out - the LDPF Interim
Update to the Guide to the National Drug Strategy.
Produced by the LDPF and supported by the RSA, this update to the blue guide published last year provides some ideas about integration of your local drug strategy in the broader LAA agenda, and looks at the implications of the new strategy for local partnerships.
Read More...Dopes
Saturday/02/Feb 2008 Filed in:
Legal Stuff
Strong signals about
reclassification may be morally reassuring, may improve Britain's
reputation with those international bodies for whom the continuance
of the war on drugs is a priority, may even convince people who'd
already decided not to use cannabis that they were right in their
decision, but will it stop people using the drug? Will it reduce
the potential and actual harms of cannabis? Will it make it easier
for us to deal with? Probably not. Read More...