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In the case he was referring to, the 37-year-old man - who is suspected to have consumed controlled drugs - was arrested for purportedly making the threat on board a Singapore Airlines flight from San Francisco.
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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A man who allegedly made a false bomb threat on a plane and assaulted a cabin crew member on Wednesday (Sept 28) is just one example of the harms that drugs can cause, said Minister for Law and Home Affairs K. Shanmugam.
"That should be a choice of doctors, not pharma companies selling through shops," he added.
He cited the case of a 25-year-old man who caused the deaths of his mother and grandmother while under the influence of hallucinogenic drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in 2019. On Sept 23, the High Court ordered him to be confined indefinitely.
Drug abusers deserve sympathy and compassion, added Shanmugam.
However, even if the Bill was passed, it would be impossible to regulate, he added.
"We don't see activists holding candlelight vigils for either the grandmother or mother. Their lives matter, too," Shanmugam said.
Drugs harm not just abusers, but also those around them, said Mr Shanmugam on Thursday at a conference by the Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (Sana).
Speaking at the same conference, which was held at the Singapore University of Social Sciences to mark Sana's 50th anniversary, Minister of State for Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim said the Republic's multi-faceted approach to drug prevention includes intensive rehabilitation and reintegration programmes.
A three-year-old girl who ate a cookie containing the drug had to be rushed to the hospital, Shanmugam said.
He pointed to a 2015 review by the Institute of Mental Health, which found research papers from around the world linking cannabis use with irreversible brain damage, brain shrinkage, and serious mental and psychiatric illnesses.
For example, in Thailand where the cultivation and consumption of cannabis were legalised in June, there have been reports of teenagers hallucinating and harming themselves after smoking cannabis.
Drugs such as cannabis can be approved for medical use here under certain conditions if prescribed by a doctor, Shanmugam said, though this cannot become an excuse to allow for more widespread use.
"They are in that situation. There are many reasons why they got in - sometimes it's familial, sometimes it's circumstantial. But whatever it is, they've taken a wrong turn, we'll try and help them."
While other countries have decriminalised drug use in recent years, this has come with consequences.
A Bill to coordinate the regulation of cannabis use was withdrawn from Thailand's House of Representatives, the minister noted, because of criticism that it did not cri 世界杯游戏下注app minalise recreational use.
"Family 世界杯竞猜下注app support, stable employment and our community partners play an equally important role in helping ex-drug abusers in their journey of rehabilitation and reintegration," said Associate Professor Faishal.
The authorities regularly review programmes to determine what works best for drug abusers. They are tailored for different groups such as youth and women, he said.
Singapore's drug policies are based on "science, evidence and common sense", Shanmugam said.
However, this is not something the Government can address on its own, he added.
The Thai authorities have since had to impose stop-gap measures - such as banning cannabis use in schools and banning its sale to children as well as women who are pregnant or breastfeeding - to control the situation. |
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