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In 2023, the [[Lord Advocate]]—Scotland's chief legal officer—announced that the [[Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service]] would institute a policy of not criminally prosecuting those using approved supervised drug consumption sites. Police Scotland have also confirmed they will exercise discretion in not prosecuting those using such a facility.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-11 |title=No prosecution plan for drug consumption rooms |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-66775122 |access-date=2023-10-13}}</ref> An official facility is planned to open in Glasgow in October <ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-21 |title=UK's first drugs consumption room to open in October |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4n8g331do |access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref>
 
=== Latin America ===
The first site opened in Latin American was in Bogota, Colombia during October 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title= |url=https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2024-10-07/la-titanica-labor-de-acompanar-a-usuarios-de-heroina-le-hacemos-la-tarea-a-salud-publica.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Espectador |first=El |title=ELESPECTADOR.COM |url=https://www.elespectador.com/investigacion/heroina-en-bogota-asi-es-la-primera-sala-de-consumo-supervisado-de-bogota/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=ELESPECTADOR.COM |language=spanish}}</ref>
 
===North America===