Scottish Labour supports Daily Record's call for decriminalisation of drug use
Scottish Labour has adopted the decriminalisation of drugs as official policy.The moves by the party came after the Daily Record’s campaign to treat drug addiction as a health issue rather than a criminal one.Since our bold front page declaration in July last year, the SNP voted at its party conference to adopt a similar stance.Scottish Labour’s slow pace of reform frustrated senior MSPs like health spokesperson Monica Lennon and Neil Findlay, who have constantly argued for the party to adopt a strategy that treats addiction better and takes the best components from approaches in other nations.The Daily Record has campaigned for the decriminalisation of drugs.In May last year, Record journalist Mark McGivern joined MP Alison Thewliss in a