No More Prison For Drug Users in Malaysia? True or Not?
26 mins·14:00, 22 Feb 2021
No More Prison For Drug Users in Malaysia? True or Not?
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14:00, 22 Feb 2021
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The Home Minister recently announced that under a new Act that will be implemented later this year, drug users in Malaysia will not be sent to prison but rather to rehabilitation and treatment centres. But is this really true? Is Malaysia decriminalising all drugs for personal use? We speak to a drug policy reform advocate to find out.
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Presenter: Tee Shiao Eek, Lim Sue Ann
Producer: Dashran Yohan
The Bigger PictureThe Daily DigestMalaysian Drug LawsDrug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983Drug and Substance Abuse ActMandatory RehabDecriminalisation of Drugs
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