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Former Lanarkshire minister to become next Moderator of the General Assembly of Church of Scotland

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A former Larkhall minister, who personally believes that the possession of drugs should be decriminalised, has been named as the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

The Reverend Iain Greenshields, a former minister of St Machan's Parish Church, thinks addiction should be treated as a public health issue, and said he is “honoured” to have been nominated to take up the 12-month ambassador role next May.

The 67-year-old is currently minister of St Margaret’s Community Church in Dunfermline, and said locking up people who are often “self-medicating” to cope with psychological challenges did not work and instead they should be treated in high-quality residential rehabilitation centres.

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