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Scotland must start the debate on decriminalising drugs, say MSPs, government advisers and campaigners
SCOTLAND must start the debate on decriminalising drugs, campaigners, MSPs and former government advisers have said.
The call follows an announcement by the Irish government that it plans a “radical culture shift” which will see possession of drugs decriminalised in ordered to focus on offering helping to addicts and users rather than punishing them with criminal convictions and prison.
As the call came, the Scottish Government also told the Sunday Herald that it was reaffirming its wish for Holyrood to take responsibility over drug laws, which are currently reserved to Westminster.
Last week Ireland’s drugs minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said drug users would be able to inject in specially designated rooms in Dublin from next year. A government report also proposed that while it would remain a crime to profit from drugs, users would no longer...
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