Debate contribution: Cannabis Possession

Debate contribution by Mr Gerry Carroll on 13 January 2025.

MLA: Mr Gerry Carroll
Party at the time: People Before Profit Alliance
Date: 13 January 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Cannabis Possession
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4738218

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Minister, I appreciate the answer and the fact that this is a reserved matter, but I will come back to you on some of it. You will probably have a view on it, and, given the fact that 10,000 people here are affected by the issue, I would like to tease that out. Decriminalising drugs has proven to reduce addiction and keep out of prison people who should not be there. Do you have a view on the decriminalisation approach, and have you made any attempts to try to move it forward?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 875/22-27.

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