The government's consultation on a new 10-year drugs strategy is a 'sham', according to one of Britain's leading think-tanks on narcotics, which warns that the current policy is fuelling a crime epidemic.

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One of Britain's most senior police officers is to call for all drugs – including heroin and cocaine – to be legalised and urges the Government to declare an end to the "failed" war on illegal narcotics.

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After the trip, the come-down. Holland –famed for its lax drug laws – announced yesterday it was banning the sale of "magic" mushrooms, polarising Dutch opinion and spoiling the party for many.

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Controversial police chief Richard Brunstrom has called for the legalisation and regulation of all drugs in a new report. Mr Brunstrom, the chief constable of North Wales, described the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as "not fit for purpose" and "immoral" and urged its repeal.

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