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States have taken sweeping action in recent years to roll back "get-tough" approaches on drug policy, turning toward prevention, treatment and other alternatives to fight addiction, a new report from an advocacy group found......Overall, 46 states passed laws to ease tough laws on drug violations, including:
_ Sentencing reforms in 18 states and the District of Columbia.
_ Restoring some or all welfare eligibility to drug offenders in 29 states.
_ Allowing marijuana use for medical needs in nine states and the District of Columbia.
The study characterized the approach as one of "harm reduction."
_ "the awareness that not just drug abuse, but also misguided drug policies, can cause grave harms to individuals and society."
States have taken sweeping action in recent years to roll back "get-tough" approaches on drug policy, turning toward prevention, treatment and other alternatives to fight addiction, a new report from an advocacy group found......Overall, 46 states passed laws to ease tough laws on drug violations, including:
_ Sentencing reforms in 18 states and the District of Columbia.
_ Restoring some or all welfare eligibility to drug offenders in 29 states.
_ Allowing marijuana use for medical needs in nine states and the District of Columbia.
The study characterized the approach as one of "harm reduction."
_ "the awareness that not just drug abuse, but also misguided drug policies, can cause grave harms to individuals and society."
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