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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Craig Paton

No changes to drug laws even if consumption room is a success, says minister

The UK Government will not change drug laws to allow more safe consumption rooms, even if a Glasgow-based pilot is a success, a minister has said.

The Thistle Centre opened earlier this year after a decade-long wrangle between the UK and Scottish governments, with the latter seeking an exemption from the Misuse of Drugs Act to ensure users of the facility are not prosecuted.

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