Drug policy of the United Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Drug_policy_of_the_United_Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:drug_trafficking
gptkbp:allows	prescription of certain controlled drugs
gptkbp:class	Class A, B, C drugs
gptkbp:controversy	racial disparities in enforcement criminalisation of drug users effectiveness of prohibition impact on prison population impact on public health
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:debatedBy	cannabis legalisation drug decriminalisation harm reduction strategies
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:Border_Force courts police
gptkbp:focusesOn	harm reduction regulation of prescription drugs control of illegal drugs prevention of drug misuse
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Home_Office
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Drug policy of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_1971 gptkb:Misuse_of_Drugs_Regulations_2001 gptkb:Medicines_Act_1968 gptkb:Psychoactive_Substances_Act_2016
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:BBC gptkb:The_Guardian gptkb:The_Independent gptkb:The_Times
gptkbp:notableEvent	introduction of Psychoactive Substances Act (2016) legalisation of medical cannabis (2018) reclassification of cannabis (2004, 2009)
gptkbp:prohibits	production of controlled drugs supply of controlled drugs possession of controlled drugs
gptkbp:publicHealthApproach	drug education methadone maintenance needle exchange programmes treatment for drug dependence
gptkbp:relatedOrganization	gptkb:Advisory_Council_on_the_Misuse_of_Drugs gptkb:National_Crime_Agency gptkb:Public_Health_England NHS DrugWise
gptkbp:treaty	gptkb:Convention_on_Psychotropic_Substances gptkb:Single_Convention_on_Narcotic_Drugs gptkb:United_Nations_Convention_Against_Illicit_Traffic_in_Narcotic_Drugs_and_Psychotropic_Substances
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_1971_(UK)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7