Thursday, June 16, 2005

Where do we draw the line on drug issue? / Scotsman, 14 Jun 2005

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=651832005
John robertson,
"THE ODD CRACK had begun to appear, hinting that a hard-line sentencing policy on drugs offenders might be softening a touch. Two or three ecstasy cases had seen jail terms being reduced on appeal to community service orders, and others were starting to look for similar leniency. However, the Justiciary Appeal Court has now gone out of its way to make clear that the policy adopted a decade ago has not yet reached its sell-by date. "