Scottish government wants drug possession to be legal

The Scottish authorities has called for the decriminalisation of each drugs for idiosyncratic supply.

Scottish ministers privation the UK authorities to alteration reserved laws to let radical recovered successful possession of drugs to beryllium "treated and supported alternatively than criminalised and excluded".

Legislative changes to let the instauration of supervised cause depletion facilities are besides portion of the Scottish government's proposals.

Drugs laws are reserved to Westminster.

However, the Scottish authorities has work for wellness and societal policies astir cause consumption.

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