| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
Schottland. Minor drug users 'should not be charged'
Schottland. Minor drug users 'should not be charged'
A Scottish government adviser has said people caught with small amounts of illegal substances should no longer be prosecuted.
Dr Roy Robertson wants the country's forthcoming substance misuse strategy to "support rather than penalise".
He warned of a drug death "epidemic" and called for radical changes to how the country tackles drug abuse.
His call was backed by Police Scotland's substance misuse lead, Ch Insp Allan Elderbrant.
Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell agreed that there needed to be "innovative solutions to meet the challenges that Scotland has" with substance abuse. (BBC, 20.05.2018)