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House rep. wants to abolish punishments for drug use, suggests therapy instead: <\/strong>House Rep. John Talaat is planning to propose amendments to the penal code that would scrap punishments like prison sentences and fines for drug use, replacing them with provisions that would see drug users ordered into rehab. Talaat told Egypt Today<\/a> that he would submit his proposal to the assembly on 21 October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

House rep. wants to abolish punishments for drug use, suggests therapy instead: House Rep. John Talaat is planning to propose amendments to the penal code that would scrap punishments like prison sentences and fines for drug use, replacing them with provisions that would see drug users ordered into rehab. 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