The Scottish government has called on the UK government to decriminalise the possession of drugs for personal use. Drugs policy minister Elena Whitham said on Friday that her government’s new proposals are “ambitious and radical” and “will help save lives” in Scotland, which has by far the highest drug death rate recorded by any country…

POMONA—Three people are in custody on Feb. 24 after police arrested them on drug and weapons charges in Pomona. San Dimas resident Daniel Angulo, 32, and Pomona residents Jesse Quinteros, 38, and Rachelle Lopez, 41, were arrested on various drug and weapons charges, authorities said. Angulo was also arrested for being a felon in possession…

Washington state’s supreme court struck down that state’s strict liability drug law that made possession of a controlled substance a felony even if the person did not know she had the drug in her possession. This unexpected judicially-ordered decriminalization of drugs in Washington has state lawmakers in Olympia scrambling to put together some kind of…