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Neil Woods: ‘Prescribing heroin is the single biggest blow you can cause to organised crime’

SUBSCRIBE 12th June 2023Dr Chris Allen, Policing Insight
In the latest in a series of interviews with leading figures involved in the research and investigation of organised crime, Policing Insight’s Chris Allen spoke to former police officer Neil Woods, now Chairman of Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) UK, about legalising cannabis, how prescribing heroin can benefit society while landing a blow against organised crime, and the huge impact that the drugs market has on the climate crisis.

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