article_snippet: Christian Guy, the think tank’s director, said: ‘Drug addiction is ripping Britain’s poorest communities apart.
article_snippet: Politicians are the people who witness the devastating impact of drugs in our poorest neighbourhoods day in, day out.
article_snippet: ’ Mary Brett, a trustee of the charity Cannabis Skunk Sense, said there was a ‘severe contradiction’ between the policy and Mr Clegg’s concern for mental health.
article_snippet: She said: ‘Mr Clegg’s demonstrates complete ignorance of the facts on drugs like cannabis and skunk.
article_snippet: If you decriminalise or legalise drugs then children will think it is okay to do, that it is safe.
article_snippet: Persistent drug users would be referred for treatment or put on education programmes.
article_snippet: A spokesman for Mr Clegg’s said the Deputy Prime Minister believed drugs should be treated as a ‘health issue, rather than a criminal justice issue’.
article_snippet: Nick is anti-drugs,’ Nick said.