Citywide Comment - Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Terms of Reference

Citywide Comment - Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Terms of Reference

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Summary

Citywide welcomes the motion to set up a Citizens Assembly on Drugs, a forum which will provide us with a crucial opportunity to change how we as a society view the drugs issue and how we shape our response to it. A recent cross-party motion in the Dáil and Oireachtas Justice Committee Report show a clear consensus across all political parties and groupings that we need to move away from the punitive approach to drugs. Quite clearly this approach is not working; for many people in our communities it is making things a lot worse.

Following our seminar in 2021, Citywide has been setting out the key priorities for our communities that we would like to see addressed at the Citizens Assembly on Drugs. This statement sets out how we think the Terms of Reference can facilitate us in delivering on these priorities.