UK: Drugs Legalisation 'Could Save Lives' Families Urge Ahead Of Psychoactive Substances Bill Debate

Families of drugs abuse victims are calling on David Cameron to radically review drugs laws as the House of Lords moves to debate the controversial Psychoactive Substances Bill.

On Tuesday a group of bereaved families delivered a letter to Downing Street demanding reform of UK drug laws.

The Anyone's Child campaign is calling for legal regulation of drugs, rather than outright banning, with a vision that drugs would be controlled by medical professionals rather than criminals.

Cara Lavan lost her partner Jake Coe to drugs and she believes that a change in the law could have saved his life.

She told HuffPost UK: "David Cameron has the power to make change. He has the power and all we’re asking is that he looks at the evidence to see whether these policies are working. He has the power to do that.

"He is on record in 2002...

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