Many decades ago, many countries around the world, including Malaysia, declared drug abuse the biggest threat and menace to society. The solution was to start a war on drugs, as US President Nixon had pushed for. But what if the war on drugs has been a complete and catastrophic failure? On this episode, we discuss why the war on drugs has been a failure and why we should decriminalise drugs for personal use. 

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Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dashran Yohan

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Categories:  government,  Law/Activism,  managing disease,  health policy

Tags:  drugs,  drug policy,  war on drugs,  richard nixon,  cannabis,