Scots law chief paves way for drug 'fix rooms' pilot & 'wouldn't prosecute users'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : While the service would still be limited to some extent, due to the reserved Misuse of Drugs Act, we are confident it would save lives.
44% : "Assistant Chief Constable Gary Ritchie said: "It is important to note that existing legislation will not be changing and, while we may take an overall supportive policing approach, police officers will still be bound by their legal duty to uphold the law and will not be able to simply ignore acts of criminality which they see occurring."
32% : UK-wide drugs laws are reserved to Westminster, and the Home Office statement in response to last week's Commons report said there is "no safe way to take illegal drugs, which devastate lives, ruin families and damage communities, and we have no plans to consider" a drug consumption pilot.

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