Finland: Greens calls for drug policy re-think
The Green League in its new manifesto demands that the focus of Finnish drug policy be shifted from punishments to reducing the adverse effects of substance abuse.
Adopted in Jämsä last weekend, the new manifesto sets forth the main political objectives of the Greens for the next five years, including addressing health inequity and improving the position of the disadvantaged.
Under these sections, the party states that “the focus of drug policy should be shifted from punishments to reducing adverse effects” and that “the criminal sanctions for the use of cannabis as well as the possession and cultivation of cannabis for personal use should be abolished”.
Outi Alanko-Kahiluoto, the chairperson of the Greens parliamentary group, reveals that the question was brought to a vote at the initiative of the Federation of Green Youth and Students (Vino) and that no discussion was held.
“I can't remember how the votes broke down,...
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