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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8264

27 July 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/drugs
EMCDDA calls on Member States to formally abandon penalties for personal use or drug possession

Brussels, 26/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Union's drug agency has asked Member States to adapt their legislation on minor drug offences, to which authorities are already turning a blind eye. The EMCDDA noted that there was, "an EU-wide tendency to drop minor prosecutions by giving drug users informal warnings". The publication of the agency's study on Wednesday, "The Pursuit of drug users in Europe, different ways for the same objective", backs this up. The EMCDD noted that laws...

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