{"id":3398,"date":"2018-10-08T09:20:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T14:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3398"},"modified":"2018-10-08T09:20:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T14:20:34","slug":"new-report-calls-for-decriminalization-of-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3398","title":{"rendered":"New Report Calls for Decriminalization Of Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/CannabisJointGeneric_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/CannabisJointGeneric_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/CannabisJointGeneric_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>A new report is calling on the Government to decriminalize drug use.<\/p>\n<p>The Ana Liffey Project and the London School of Economics say treating people caught with small amounts of drugs as criminals is &#8220;counter-productive&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the current approach fails to discourage drug use and is a barrier to addicts looking for help.<\/p>\n<p>Dr John Collins from the London School of Economics International Drug Policy Unit says change is needed.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Collins said: &#8220;The evidence is pretty clear that decriminalization is the smarter way to deal with this issue, that you shouldn&#8217;t be giving young people, or anyone for that matter, criminal records for possessing certain substances or consuming certain substances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That, ultimately, is just an ineffective way and an ineffective use of police resources.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3398\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3398&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-3398\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3398&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-3398\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3398&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3398\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report is calling on the Government to decriminalize drug use. The Ana Liffey Project and the London School of Economics say treating people caught with small amounts of drugs as criminals is &#8220;counter-productive&#8221;. 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