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Drugs activist Peter Krykant won't be charged over overdose prevention van

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Peter Krykant claims he has been given the legal green light to run his mobile Overdose Prevention Centre.The Crown Office has told him he will not face court action after he refused to accept a caution relating to the running of his drugs van in Glasgow.The decision to ditch the charge shows that Scotland’s Lord Advocate James Wolffe can apply discretion where he sees fit with drug offences.Campaigners for decriminalisation of drugs, which the Record supports, argue that these types of decision, based on the public interest, amount to "de facto" decriminalisation.Krykant, who recently met the First Minister to plead the case for such initiatives, said: “While I appreciate the Crown Office has chosen to ‘take no further action’ regarding.

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