Home Ministry to decide on decriminalisation of drug addicts soon

Kow Gah ChiePublished: Jul 15, 2019 3:40 AM | Updated: Jul 15, 2019 11:00 AM

PARLIAMENT | The Home Ministry will soon make a decision on the decriminalisation of drug addiction, according to deputy minister Mohd Azis Jamman.

The proposal, which was first brought to the government's attention in 2017, is still being discussed, Azis told the Dewan Rakyat today...

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