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18th February 2010
Scottish eye radical legal change in effort to close down legal high shopsThe Scottish government is considering a radical change to its law in a bid to close down head shops.
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18th February 2010
Anti head shop campaign must be run in a measured wayThey are perfectly legitimate businesses flourishing in the midst of the recession.
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17th February 2010
Tender to undertake a review of psychoactive substances sold in Head Shops and other outletsThe NACD wishes to commission an overview of psychoactive substances sold in ‘Head Shops’ and other outlets.
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17th February 2010
Fire damages Dublin head shop.The Labour Party has called for the fast-tracking of legislation to outlaw so-called legal highs as an investigation into fires at two Dublin “head shops”” continue.
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15th February 2010
Drop in calls to report drug dealingThe number of calls made to the “Dial to stop drug dealing”” confidential phoneline has fallen
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12th February 2010
Head shop fire in Dublin city centreA fire has broken out at a premises on Capel Street in Dublin city centre and the entire street is closed as a result.
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9th February 2010
Online course in evidence-based practice for drug prevention workers .The National Documentation Centre on Drug Use will be running this 12 week course beginning on 3rd of March 2010.
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9th February 2010
Household solvents are as bad as heroin and ecstacy.At least 30 young people have died after sniffing solvents in a bid to get high, according to a report by the Health Research Board, which covers a seven-year period.
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5th February 2010
Call to shut outlets selling synthetic legal drugs after student collapses,The government has been urged to shut head shops after a student collapsed on Monday after ingesting a substance widely available from such outlets.
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5th February 2010
Ban on head shop goods due by June.Regulations which will outlaw a range of products sold as legal highs in head shops across the State are to be introduced before June, the Department of Health has said.