Drug addicts are not criminals: Russell Brand

Russell Brand on Tuesday urged the MPs to decriminalise drug possession.The comedian told MPs that drug addicts should be treated for a potentially fatal illness."I’m not a legal expert. I’m saying that, to a drug addict, the legal aspect is irrelevant. If you need to get drugs, you will," the Daily Express quoted him as saying."The criminal status sends the wrong message. Being arrested isn’t a lesson, it’s just an administrative blip."Brand, who beat his addiction in 2002, revealed to

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