| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Drug checking
UK. Is drug testing going to become a regular part of UK festivals?
UK. Is drug testing going to become a regular part of UK festivals?
The first festival season since the end of coronavirus restrictions is well underway - with festivalgoers looking forward to events like Glastonbury opening their gates for the first time since 2019.
While you'd expect to see stages, tents and bands at a festival, something you might not expect is the presence of a drug testing lab.
The Loop, which brings pop-up labs to festivals and other big events, will be at eight UK festivals this summer, in a scheme backed by local police forces. (ITV, UK, 15.06.2022)
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-06-15/is-drug-testing-going-to-become-a-regular-part-of-uk-festivals