If anyone has met me or partied with me at a show, you know me to be a pretty adamant anti-drug advocate that believes people should do as they choose as long as it doesn't effect others. It' a personal opinion and I don't push it on anyone nor the readers of EDMBoston. At almost every show I'm usually 100% sober because I'm reporting on artists and need to be astute. More then that I don't need anything to help me enjoy the music.
That being said, I find the mixmag post from The Guardian interesting because I think raves are case in point. We all know of the vast drugs at shows and by and large there's very rarely incidents, unless its an 18+ show. The UK Drug Policy Commission has finally found evidence that supports possession of small amounts of drugs. Read on for yourselves to hear the conclusion
(MixMag) A six-year study carried out by leading British scientists, academics and police officers has concluded that illegal drugs should be decriminalised in the UK, according to The Guardian.
The report was carried out by the independent advisory body, the UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC) and suggested that possession of small amounts of controlled drugs should no longer be considered a criminal offence but rather treated as a civil offence.
This would result in...
many of the 42,000 people sentenced each year for drug possession receiving civil penalties such as a fine, attendance at a drug awareness programme or referral to a drug treatment centre.
In its conclusion, the report stated "Taking drugs does not always cause problems, but this is rarely acknowledged by policymakers. In fact most users do not experience significant problems, and there is some evidence that drug use can have benefits in some circumstances."
The commission went on to call UK drug laws simplistic in seeing all drug use as problematic and that separating drug use from alcohol and tobacco use makes it more difficult to tackle the full range of an individuals substance abuse.
The findings come in the wake of a wide-scale reappraisal of drug laws in the UK including the Channel Four programme, Drugs Live which was headed by former government adviser Professor David Nutt and suggested ecstasy could have therapeutic benefits. You can read the full interview here
(MixMag) A six-year study carried out by leading British scientists, academics and police officers has concluded that illegal drugs should be decriminalised in the UK, according to The Guardian.
The report was carried out by the independent advisory body, the UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC) and suggested that possession of small amounts of controlled drugs should no longer be considered a criminal offence but rather treated as a civil offence.
This would result in...
many of the 42,000 people sentenced each year for drug possession receiving civil penalties such as a fine, attendance at a drug awareness programme or referral to a drug treatment centre.
In its conclusion, the report stated "Taking drugs does not always cause problems, but this is rarely acknowledged by policymakers. In fact most users do not experience significant problems, and there is some evidence that drug use can have benefits in some circumstances."
The commission went on to call UK drug laws simplistic in seeing all drug use as problematic and that separating drug use from alcohol and tobacco use makes it more difficult to tackle the full range of an individuals substance abuse.
The findings come in the wake of a wide-scale reappraisal of drug laws in the UK including the Channel Four programme, Drugs Live which was headed by former government adviser Professor David Nutt and suggested ecstasy could have therapeutic benefits. You can read the full interview here
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