The following is a list of the most commonly encountered drugs currently controlled under the misuse of drugs legislation showing their respective classifications under both the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (MDA) and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (MDR) Home Office, UK
Bibliography: Interventions – Law Enforcement
Swift, Certain, Tough – New consequences for drug possession
Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Home Department
New Problem-Solving Courts to combat drug and alcohol-fuelled crime
Ground-breaking new courts will direct drug and alcohol abusers to tackle their addiction head-on or face tough consequences (Ministry of Justice )
Cannabis Legalization: 2021–2022 Observations (Policy Brief)
Examines evidence on the impact and implementation of the 2018 Cannabis Act. The report explores progress toward the act’s public health and safety objectives. Policy makers, public health professionals and researchers involved in cannabis regulation will find the report informative (CCSA)
Letter from the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Probation to the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
Recommendations (Home Office)
Public Safety and Cannabis: Taking Stock of Knowledge Since Legalization: A Virtual Cannabis Policy Research Symposium Report
Summarizes six research papers on various public safety aspects of cannabis legalization, which were presented at the Public Safety and Cannabis: Taking Stock of Knowledge Since Legalization symposium in January 2022. This report highlights accumulated data and knowledge of the impacts of the Cannabis Act on public safety (CCSA)
High societies: International experiences of cannabis liberalisation
Across the world, approaches to cannabis regulation are changing. This report reviews evidence from jurisdictions that have liberalised cannabis, assessing how they have impacted health, crime, and economic outcomes, comparing them against the UK’s prohibition regime (Social Market Foundation)
Prisons and drugs: health and social responses
This miniguide is one of a larger set, which together comprise Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide (EMCDDA)
Penalties for drug law offences in Europe at a glance
Examine and compare the penalties, or rehabilitative responses, for the core offences of drug use, possession for personal use, and supply-related offences, across countries in Europe (EMCDDA)
Recreational drug use: what’s the harm?
In recent years, some in law enforcement and Government have associated recreational drug use, particularly among the middle classes, with increasing violence. This article looks at the Government’s plans to tackle the problem, responses to the proposals and Dame Carol Black’s recent independent review of drugs (UK Parliament)
Seizures of drugs in England and Wales, financial year ending 2021
This statistical release presents figures for drug seizures made in the year ending 31 March 2021 in England and Wales by the police (including the British Transport Police) and Border Force (Home Office)
Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: 2020 to 2021
Statistics for alcohol and drug misuse treatment in prisons and other secure settings from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS)
Mapping Drug Use, Interventions and Treatment Needs in Scottish Prisons
A literature review (SCCJR)
The use of out-of-court disposals and diversion at the ‘front end’
This report examines the effectiveness of out-of-court disposals and diversion programmes and considers whether there is scope to increase their use. Our research included analysis of the latest evidence and trends, an in-depth study in the Thames Valley Police force area and a nationally representative survey (Crest)
Inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021
Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory Select Committee on the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021
Report and Recommendations of the NYSBA Task Force on Attorney Well-Being
NYSBA Attorney Well-Being Task Force, we expect this Report to be illuminating, sobering, and, ultimately galvanizing, acting as both a platform and a call to action (New York State Bar Association)
Caught in the Crossfire
Health and human rights impacts of COVID-19 measures on people who use drugs in Indonesia and the Philippines (Harm Reduction International)
Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Youth Contact with the Criminal Justice System
This study aimed to fill that void by determining how many young people are coming into contact with the criminal justice system, including police, courts and corrections, as a result of cannabis-related offences, and what is the nature and outcome of these contacts (CCSA)
Between Prohibition and Regulation
Narrative Analysis of Cannabis Policy Debate in Africa (GDPO)
Evaluation of Prosecutorial Policy Reforms Eliminating Criminal Penalties for Drug Possession and Sex Work in Baltimore, Maryland
This report presents findings from an evaluation of criminal legal policy reforms impacting vulnerable populations in Baltimore City (John Hokins University)
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