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3:58 PM June 2, 2021
Dr Dan Poulter has called for a total change to the UK s drugs policy.
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Britain s drugs laws have failed over the last 50 years and should be totally reformed with an emphasis on treating addicts rather than punishing them according to a senior Suffolk MP.
But Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP Dr Dan Poulter fears much-needed change may be delayed because ministers and other politicians are too worried about being portrayed as being soft on drugs by some sections of the media and the electorate.
He said the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, which brought in most of the legislation on illegal drugs in force today, had been a total failure.