article_snippet: Nick Clegg  ignited a huge controversy last night by claiming that all drug users should be treated as ‘victims’.
article_snippet: Nick Clegg  said all drug users should not be given criminal records for possessing illegal substances – even if all drug users all drug users are caught with ‘harder’ drugs such as heroin or crack cocaine.
article_snippet: Announcing Sir Richard Branson party’s new drugs policy yesterday, Nick Clegg  said:
article_snippet: Mr Clegg said drug users should not be given criminal records for possessing illegal substances
article_snippet: Mr Clegg (bottom left) is facing opposition to Mr Clegg (bottom left) plan from David Cameron (pictured at Prime Minister's Questions this afternoon), who claims decriminalising drugs would increase Prime Minister's Questions this afternoon), who claims decriminalising drugs use .
article_snippet: With neither Labour nor the Tories backing decriminalisation, it is unlikely to become government policy even if the Lib Dems remain in power after the election.
article_snippet: Last night, Mr Clegg also insisted that the so-called ‘war on drugs’ was ‘not working’, although Mr Clegg was later forced to concede that official figures show drug use has been falling in Britain for years.
highlights_snippet: Nick Clegg said users should not be given criminal records for possession .
  
highlights_snippet: Nick Clegg  said decriminalisation would apply to 'harder' drugs such as heroin .
  
highlights_snippet: Neither Labour nor the Tories are backing Clegg's decriminalisation plan .