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Scottish Liberal Democrats unveiled radical plans to decriminalise

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 04/22/2015 - 08:00

THE Liberal Democrats unveiled radical plans to decriminalise possession of drugs as they launched their Scottish manifesto.

The party said that, as a first step towards this, it will push for new laws to stop people being jailed over possession for personal use.

Many of the 80,000 Scots left with a criminal record for possession often have mental health issues and this can harm their employment prospects, the Lib Dems said.Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie also accused Prime Minister David Cameron of “playing up division” over his attacks on the SNP in recent weeks and the Tories’ “unreasonable” plans to deliver English votes for English laws.

The party’s proposals were unveiled in South Queensferry and also include plans to deliver 20 hours of free childcare for all two- to four-year-olds by 2020 and an extra £800 million for the NHS in Scotland.

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http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/lib-dems-call-to-de-criminalise-drugs-possession-1-3749560

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