Freddie Fellowes, who founded the festival 12 years ago, said he was “thrilled” to be able to pioneer the service. An independent music festival in Cambridgeshire has become the first UK event of its kind to offer people the chance to have their illegal drugs tested to establish their content before they take them. He says: “Until the laws are reformed, testing and encouraging safer drug use is the least we can do. About 200 individuals took advantage of the unique testing facility, brokered in agreement with the local police and council, at this weekend’s Secret Garden Party, an annual arts and music festival on a Georgian farming estate near Huntingdon. Festivalgoers were offered the tests as part of a 10-minute package of health and safety advice provided by The Loop, an organisation that conducts forensic testing of drugs at festivals and nightclubs and offers associated welfare support.

Source: The Guardian July 24, 2016 11:59 UTC