AMMAN — On Wednesday, the Lower House
approved a draft law amending the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law,
according to Al-Ghad daily.
The Lower House agreed to amendments that include
not charging with criminal intent those who use, smuggle, import, export,
purchase, deliver, transport, produce, store, or cultivate narcotics,
psychotropic substances, or plants from which narcotic substances are produced
if they are first-time offenders.
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In an interview with
Jordan News, former director of the Anti-Narcotics Department,
retired Maj. Gen. Tayel Al-Majali said that while punishments must act as a
deterrent, “it is more important that first-time drug addicts receive treatment
and are placed in temporary detention.”
Majali agreed with the Lower House’s decision,
calling it “appropriate”, if combined with routine drug tests taken by the
Anti-Narcotics Department.
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