The bosses of some large UK festivals say they will be checking drugs, but smaller events aren't sure.
Drug testing will go ahead at Glastonbury, Leeds and Reading Festivals, organisers have said.
The picture for smaller events which previously relied on a charity to carry out their tests isn't so clear.The boutique festival in Cambridgeshire was the first in the UK to offer public accessThis is where people can have drugs checked to make sure they're safe - but the last time it happened at UK festivals was in 2018.
The situation is similar to Parklife, which had planned to have tests in place but ditched them 48 hours before the event. "Let's just be really honest, people do take recreational drugs. And there's nothing that I as a festival organiser can do to change that."
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