Calls to decrimininalise drugs

Title

Calls to decrimininalise drugs

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

8 Jun 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:04:58

Description

Angela Rippon reports on her FM Drivetime show on the call for the decriminalisation of all recreational drugs at the conference of the Association of Chief Police Officers by the Secretary General of Interpol, Raymond Kendall and Lord Mancroft, a British politician. And interviews Mike Goodman, Director of Release, the national drugs helpline, on the proposals, he sees benefits including reducing drug-related crime and organised crime and easier monitoring of addicts to help them.

Contributors

Angela Rippon

Keywords

Crime; Conferences; Drug abuse; Illegal drugs; Drug-related crime; Interpol; Organized crime; Drivetime (radio programme); Benjamin Mancroft; Raymond Kendall; Release

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