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Hundreds of people are locked up for petty drug offences every year - many for crimes our top legal body says should not exist. Justice Ministry figures show a significant amount of court time is taken up by minor drug cases, with nearly as many people imprisoned for possessing a small quantity of cannabis as for dealing. Among these offenders are hundreds imprisoned for possessing a pipe or a needle, an offence the Law Commission recommended legalising last year. The figures also show fewer than one in three minor drug offenders is offered diversion, allowing them to avoid a criminal record. The New Zealand Drug Foundation said the figures were alarming and showed the court-focused treatment of minor offenders was not working.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:46:30 +0000

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