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Scottish First Minister backs decriminalising all drugs for personal use

John Swinney talks about his Camberwell Carrot record breaking spliff John Swinney has thrown his support behind decriminalising drugs for personal use in response to a spike in drug-related deaths in Scotland. The latest statistics show Scotland has retained its unwanted status of being the drug death capital of Europe, with 1,133 fatalities linked […]

Scottish First Minister backs decriminalising all drugs for personal use

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John Swinney talks about his Camberwell Carrot record breaking spliff John Swinney has thrown his support behind decriminalising drugs for personal use in response to a spike in drug-related deaths in Scotland.

The latest statistics show Scotland has retained its unwanted status of being the drug death capital of Europe, with 1,133 fatalities linked […]

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John Swinney talks about his Camberwell Carrot record breaking spliff John Swinney has thrown his support behind decriminalising drugs for personal use in response to a spike in drug-related deaths in Scotland. The latest statistics show Scotland has retained its unwanted status of being the drug death capital of Europe, with 1,133 fatalities linked […]

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