"The Labour Party do not believe we can solve the issue of drugs through criminal sanction against the user. The issue of decriminalisation of the person should and must be at the forefront of our approach. Addiction needs to be treated as a health issue, not a legal one."
#AodhánÓRíordáin, Justice Spokesperson, Irish Labour party
https://labour.ie/news/2023/06/30/fundamental-reform-of-drug-policy-needed/
#Ireland #DrugLawReform #DrugDecriminalization
"Following the adoption of a motion at our Party Conference in 2017, the Labour Party supports the principle of legislation for the legalisation of cannabis for recreational and medicinal use in Ireland."
#AodhánÓRíordáin, Justice Spokesperson, Irish Labour party
https://labour.ie/news/2023/06/30/fundamental-reform-of-drug-policy-needed/
#Ireland #DrugLawReform #CannabisLegalization
Hey Ireland, swap you? You can have cheery old Chippy and the gang, and we'll have your Labour party. Please make sure you send that impressive backbone along with them though. NZ Labour seems to have left it's spine in its other coat...
