Hanging out with former NZ PM @HelenClarkNZ and Rachel Stephen-Smith at the 2023 Harm Reduction International Conference.
It’s clear our drug laws aren’t working – our drug summit will look at what we can do to fix them. pic.twitter.com/bvEPkvFX3K
— Rose Jackson (@RoseBJackson) April 16, 2023
Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark is calling for drug use to be decriminalised and for drug users to no longer be incarcerated.
The chair of the Global Commission on Drug Policy says countries should instead regulate illicit substances in the same way they approach alcohol and tobacco.
She believes law makers should follow the lead of the ACT, where from October people caught possessing small amount of drugs such as MDMA, heroin and methamphetamine will no longer be imprisoned.
Instead, they will pay $100 fines or be referred to drug diversion programs.
Read more at
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/04/17/former-nz-pm-helen-clark-backs-decriminalisation-drugs/
