First drug consumption room approved as work continues on avoiding prosecutions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : "It is time to see this approach piloted in Scotland and while the service would still be limited to some extent, due to the Misuse of Drugs Act reserved to Westminster, we are confident it would save lives.
36% : During the meeting, concerns were raised over how those travelling to the facility would be treated by police, with SNP councillor Chris Cunningham arguing: "We don't want a situation where someone can be charged for possession of illegal drugs 50 yards outside the facility.
35% : ignificant work will be needed to ensure drug users are not prosecuted for transporting illegal drugs into the UK's first safe consumption room, the head of Glasgow's health and social care partnership has said.
32% : He said: "The number one issue for people using these facilities is they would be bringing illegal drugs into the facility, so they'd be concerned about the risk of prosecution.

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