Grassroots welcome IDS’ recommendations with one notable exception…

Over the last four days 1,417 Tory members have given their opinions on twelve of the main recommendations of IDS’… Read more »

IDS proposes ‘treatment tax’ on alcohol and reclassification of cannabis

Yesterday it was tackling education failure.  Friday was about tackling debt.  Today the focus of the social justice policy group… Read more »

Boris Johnson now “illiberal” on cannabis because it has become stronger

Boris Johnson says he found cannabis "jolly nice" at university but doesn’t want his own kids to take drugs.  He… Read more »

Mail on Sunday revisits Cameron and drugs questions

The Mail on Sunday’s Simon Walters has another non-story tomorrow about David Cameron and his drugs past.  He rehashes an… Read more »

Addicted Britain

Iain Duncan Smith has just left a comment on the previous Tory Diary thread criticising ill-informed comment and pointing to… Read more »

Cannabis non-story produces real progress in Tory drugs policy

The fact that David Cameron used cannabis when he was a pupil at Eton was always a bit of a… Read more »

Cameron and cannabis

When the news of David Cameron smoking cannabis at Eton broke yesterday evening I decided it was not much of… Read more »

Cameron “relaxed” about medical use of cannabis if scientists make the case

The Sunday Mirror has reported that David Cameron is "relaxed" about licensing cannabis for medical purposes if the scientific evidence… Read more »

Adrian Blair: A fresh approach to drugs policy

Adrian Blair is research secretary to the Bow Group. The way society treats hard drug addicts is expensive, ineffective, and… Read more »

‘Red light zones would cause prostitution to rocket’

When Robert McIlveen proposed the legalisation of prostitution on ConservativeHome’s 100policies.com, the idea was rejected – but only narrowly.  The… Read more »

Labour minister: Sports stars shouldn’t be banned for social drug use

Tory sports spokesman Hugh Robertson has called on Tessa Jowell to disown remarks made by Labour sports minister Richard Caborn. … Read more »

Tory report questions downgrading of cannabis

A report from the Conservative Party’s Social Justice Policy Group lists no fewer than four hundred different scientific studies that… Read more »

Drug shooting galleries “not ruled out”

One of the main concerns that dogged David Cameron’s leadership bid was his liberal approach to drugs, frequently highlighted in… Read more »

Cameron has promised Davis not to downgrade ecstasy

When Rosie Boycott was its editor the Independent on Sunday ran a high profile campaign for the decriminalisation of cannabis. … Read more »

The Beast of Bolsover accuses Osborne of snorting cocaine

BBCi: "Labour MP Dennis Skinner has been banned from the Commons for the rest of Thursday for accusing shadow chancellor… Read more »