The passage of the MORE Act represents a growing shift in drug policy away from criminalisation and prohibition toward community reinvestment and public health.
A new taskforce to tackle the rising number of drug deaths in Scotland is to be chaired by Professor Catriona Matheson from the University of Stirling.
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has announced a set of proposals to tackle the cost of drugs to public services, reduce drug related crime and the shocking number of deaths in the region.