Tag: Decriminalization

Palace thumbs down former New Zealand PM’s proposal for narcotics use to be decriminalized

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, May 2, thumbed down the suggestion of former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark that narcotics use be decriminalized. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Clark’s suggestion, which was “similar” to the proposal made by the European Union two years ago, had already been thumbed down by  President Rodrigo Duterte. “The other countries’ experiences in addressing illegal substance while educational relative to their method of solving their own […]