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EPISODE · Jun 24, 2026 · 26 MIN

Will drug decriminalisation actually happen?

from Behind the Story · host RTÉ News

The Joint Committee on Drugs Use has recommended the decriminalisation of possession of all drugs for personal use - Fran and Paul discuss exactly what is in the report and whether it will even come to pass.Later, Lisbon-based journalist Alison Roberts joins the pod to outline the experience from Portugal - which became the first country to adopt the measure in 2001.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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