The Scottish government has proposed decriminalising possession of all drugs for personal use to tackle one of Europes highest overdose death rates.<\/p>\n
The suggestion was almost instantly blocked by the Conservative UK government in London, which said it had no plans to soften drug laws.<\/p>\n
The Scottish government has often taken more liberal positions on social issues than the Conservative administration in London. Last year a law passed by the Scottish parliament that would make it easier for people to officially change gender was blocked by Sunak’s government.<\/p>\n
The governing SNP uses such disagreements to bolster its argument that Scotland would be better off leaving the United Kingdom and becoming an independent country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"