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New law gives NZ police discretion not to prosecute drug users, but to offer addiction support instead

  • Written by Max Abbott, Professor of Psychology and Public Health, AUT, Auckland University of Technology
New law gives NZ police discretion not to prosecute drug users, but to offer addiction support insteadThe new measures that give police discretion not to prosecute are in keeping with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's decision not to join US President Donald Trump's "war on drugs". from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

New Zealand passed the Misuse of Drugs Amendment into law last month, giving police discretion to take a health-centred approach rather...

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