# The Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs is pushing for practical alternatives to imprisonment for people convicted of drug use and minor possession offences. South Africa is a transit, consumption and production hub of illicit drugs, with several massive methamphetamine factories with alleged links to Mexican cartels recently being uncovered in the country. Former president Kgalema Motlanthe, who is the commission’s chairperson, says prohibition and criminalisation make it harder to assist drug users:
Commission on Drugs is advocating for fewer prison sentences for non-violent drug use [SOUND]
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