Guardian
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UK drug advisers recommended decriminalising possession in 2016, leak reveals
Summary
Nutrition label
77% Informative
27 -page pro-decriminalisation report sent to the then home secretary by former chair of the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs highlighted serious concerns around criminalising drug use.
It is the only ACMD report not to have been published.
The Home Office fought a three-year battle to keep confidential after a freedom of information request.
VR Score
78
Informative language
76
Neutral language
50
Article tone
semi-formal
Language
English
Language complexity
65
Offensive language
possibly offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
4
Source diversity
3
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