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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: Isn't the Drug Foundation stating the obvious?
Description: I support the NZ Drug Foundation’s push to decriminalise drug use and drug possession. The key point here is “use” and “possession”. It’s not saying let the dealers and manufacturers away with it, it’s saying we need to take a much more compassionate approach and treat drug users as people in need of help, instead of treating them as criminals. I’m picking your response will probably be determined by your exposure to drugs or experience with drugs. By that I mean whether your life has been affected in any way. I rec...