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http://www.mapinc.org/pix/xmlpower.gifTunisia: Law Too Harsh -- PM
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Arab Times, 16 May 2014 - (AP) - Tunisia's prime minister has backed a reform of the country's harsh penalties for cannabis possession, calling it "out of sync" with current times. In a press conference late Wednesday, Mehdi Jomaa promised to "amend the law to adapt it to the new reality" in society. The current law gives prison sentences of up to five years for possession of cannabis. Arab TimesDrugnews - Tunisia2014-05-19Tunisia: Cannabis 'Destroys' Tunisia Young Lives
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Kuwait Times, 08 May 2014 - TUNIS: Tunisia's tough law on cannabis use, laying down jail terms of at least one year, is "destroying lives" and overcrowding prisons, according to a group of activists urging reform. Since the law was passed more than 20 years ago, "tens of thousands of Tunisians have been convicted," the group said in an open letter to the government. "But the number of people sentenced and the number of users continue to grow, proving that this law is not a deterrent. It has failed," said the group, named Al-Sajin 52 (or Prisoner 52) as the law is called. Smoking "zatla", or cannabis resin, is punishable by between one and five years in jail, with the same law prohibiting judges from passing lighter sentences for extenuating circumstances. As a result, more than half of the 13,000 people in pre-trial detention, and around one third of Tunisia's 11,000 convicts were arrested for drugs abuse, and cannabis in particular, according to UN figures. One young Tunisian who spent more than seven months in jail is haunted by the experience three years on. Kuwait TimesDrugnews - Tunisia2014-05-10Tunisia: Cannabis Debate Smokes In Tunisia
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Malay Mail, 07 May 2014 - TUNIS, May 7 - Tunisia's tough law on cannabis use, laying down jail terms of at least one year, is "destroying lives" and overcrowding prisons, according to a group of activists urging reform. Since the law was passed more than 20 years ago, "tens of thousands of Tunisians have been convicted," the group said in an open letter to the government. Malay MailDrugnews - Tunisia2014-05-07More Headlines
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