Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 30
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Concerns raised about new drug possession sanctions' impact on stigma and young people.
Conclusion
We welcome the Government’s ambition to reduce demand for drugs including recreational drugs. However, we have heard concerns that the three-tiered framework of escalating sanctions under the Swift, Certain, Tough: New Consequences for Drug Possession White Paper may have a negative impact in, for example, perpetuating stigma and in relation to young people.
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Government Response
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