Drug Users Are Victims, Focus Should Be On Breaking Supply Chain Rather Than Punishing Them: Supreme Court
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Prosecuting alleged drug users and incarcerating them pending trial may push them further into the narcotics supply chain through prison associations, the Court cautioned.