Finnland. Finland Health Experts Call for Decriminalisation of All Drug Use, Igniting Public Debate
Finnland. Finland Health Experts Call for Decriminalisation of All Drug Use, Igniting Public Debate
Experts from the Finnish government’s leading health agency have called for the decriminalisation of all drug use, igniting a debate that has drawn in top politicians and police authorities.
The call was made by two senior members of Finland’s National Institute for Health and Welfare (Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos – THL), which operates under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. On February 13, Professor Pekka Hakkarainen – the head of THL’s Alcohol, Drugs, and Addictions Unit, and Tuukka Tammi – a senior researcher at the institute, wrote an article calling for all drug use to be decriminalised across the country. The experts said that ending criminal sanctions for drug use would reduce the marginalisation of young people, and encourage people who use drugs to engage with health and social services. (Talking Drugs, UK, 27.02.2018)
https://www.talkingdrugs.org/finland-drug-use-decriminalisation-call