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THE government will form a committee to speed up the process of decriminalising drug addiction, spearheaded by the Home Ministry and the Youth and Sports Ministry.

This followed a special committee meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Oct 15, 2019, in which efforts to decriminalise drug use was among the topics discussed.

Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (picture) said last week the Cabinet had agreed to form a committee to speed up the process to decriminalise drug possession and personal use.