Supplying medical cannabis can currently result in a sentence of up to 14 years in prison.
It follows calls last week from the deputy Prime Minister Nick
Clegg and entrepreneur Richard Branson for most drugs to be
decriminalised.
Speakers at the conference, including a former policeman and drug worker, will say current drug policies are ineffective and are failing to keep the public safe.
Instead they are echoing the call for decriminalisation, arguing that it wouldn't increase drug usage and it doesn't mean using substances is legal.
Advocates of decriminalisation say it simply means it is possible to deal with drug users outside of the criminal system, meaning young people are less likely to get criminal records and those with drug problems are more likely to ask for help.
They also say decriminalisation would reduce the level of profits criminals are able to make from illegal drugs.
Continue reading: http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2015-03-12/swansea-conference-calls-for-drugs-to-be-decriminalised/
Speakers at the conference, including a former policeman and drug worker, will say current drug policies are ineffective and are failing to keep the public safe.
Instead they are echoing the call for decriminalisation, arguing that it wouldn't increase drug usage and it doesn't mean using substances is legal.
Advocates of decriminalisation say it simply means it is possible to deal with drug users outside of the criminal system, meaning young people are less likely to get criminal records and those with drug problems are more likely to ask for help.
They also say decriminalisation would reduce the level of profits criminals are able to make from illegal drugs.
Continue reading: http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2015-03-12/swansea-conference-calls-for-drugs-to-be-decriminalised/
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