The body responsible for redrafting the National Drugs Policy is not considering decriminalising drugs, favouring instead a scheme whereby only first-time offenders arrested for possession for personal use will be processed through an extra-judicial body.
Marilyn Clark, the chairperson of the National Commission on the Abuse of Drugs, Alcohol and other Dependencies, emphasised that the aim of the scheme was to divert first-time offenders from the criminal justice system, to secure timely intervention when needed, and to reduce the negative impact of labelling resulting from a criminal conviction.
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