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Bristol declared ‘city of harm reduction’ as council backs less punitive drug policy
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Bristol declared ‘city of harm reduction’ as council backs less punitive drug policy
Bristol City Council has formally declared the city a “city of harm reduction,” pledging to prioritize treatment over punishment.
- Bristol City Council has formally declared the city a “city of harm reduction” in a motion agreed at a full council meeting.
- Green councillors said the declaration is intended to pressure the Labour government to allow a legal drug-consumption facility in Bristol.
- Green councillor Cara Lavan said she hopes other local authorities will follow suit to create a “domino effect” for policy change.
- Labour councillor Kaz Self said there was concern the declaration was the “thin end of the wedge.”
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