[Rudi Fortson QC] On-site Drug Safety Testing at Music Festivals

On Saturday, the 12th August 2017, I attended the BoomTown Festival near Winchester.  My purpose was not to hear the music but to visit a harm-reduction facility run by “The Loop” at which drug substances were tested to determine what they were and (among other things) whether they had been adulterated or mis-described by the supplier. The substances were passed to...

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