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'Removes those penalties': NZ Drug Foundation reveals how decriminalising drug use could work

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 9 Oct 2025, 3:25pm
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'Removes those penalties': NZ Drug Foundation reveals how decriminalising drug use could work

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 9 Oct 2025, 3:25pm

The Government says it has no intention of decriminalising drug use, despite a confronting new report. 

The Drug Foundation paper suggest the Misuse of Drugs Act has compounded harm - and needs overhauling. 

But Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey says change isn't on the agenda this term. 

NZ Drug Foundation executive director Sarah Helm joined the Afternoons team to explain further.

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