Crisis Centre disappointed in dagga ruling
The Sinoville Crisis Centre (SCC) has expressed its disappointment in the Constitutional Court ruling that legalised the possession and use of cannabis by adults in private.
SCC is a non-profit organisation that deals with victims of drugs abuse.
SCC's Sonja Carstens says it is a known fact that drug dealers use cannabis with other illegal drugs to make them more addictive.
"We have had recent cases were victim came to us and where they were tested when they said they only use dagga and where tested for other drugs as well," says Carstens.
She believes using dagga at home will lead to more addiction and will not contribute to the fight against drug abuse.
Carstens says the ruling was not well thought out and the court is only following international trends.
"It is a well-known fact that dagga is a beginning that takes you into more serious drugs."
She adds the centre will make submissions to parliament to help place laws that will monitor the selling and distribution of cannabis in the country.
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Cannabis activist, Julian Stobbs, disagrees with the argument that the legalisation of dagga will lead to an increase in violent crimes.
He urges that in countries where cannabis has been legalised crime decreased.
"Drunken driving has decreased, and so have suicide among young people," says Stobbs.
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