South Africa: Harm Reduction Versus Abstinence - Experts Debate Drug Laws

South African drug policy is rooted in racism and class discrimination. This was the view expressed by Dr Ethan Nadelmann at the opening of SA Drug Policy Week in Cape Town on Monday.

Nadelmann is the founder of the Drug Policy Alliance. He has dedicated most of his life to changing America's drug policy which resulted in a war on drugs.

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