Government announces long-term strategy for combating narcotics

The government on Monday announced its long-term strategy for combating illegal drugs. The primary points of the eight-year plan are to decrease the availability of narcotics, limit experimentation and problem use and lessen their impact on society. Prime Minister Jan Fischer also told journalists that the cabinet intends to hold an expert seminar on the effects of the decision to not penalise people in possession of small amounts of certain drugs. The government has asked the head of its anti-drug council to submit a plan of action for the next two years before the summer holidays.