Scotland’s drugs minister has called for an urgent meeting with her UK Government counterpart to discuss the implication of changes to drugs legislation that could have an impact north of the border. The legal system in Scotland, including policing and the courts, is devolved, but parts of the Misuse of Drugs Act remain reserved to Westminster. Drugs Policy Minister Angela Constance has written to the UK Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire to outline her concerns about proposed new consequences for drug possession in the Home Office publication; Swift, Certain, Tough. “The next UK drugs ministerial meeting is scheduled for November 1 and I look forward to meeting with you then,” she wrote. “The recent white paper on new consequences for drug possession sets out our approach to tackling demand and we have welcomed views on this.

Source: The Herald October 14, 2022 11:34 UTC