Cannabis abuse in Singapore hits 10-year high

The minister noted that over 60 percent of the new cannabis abusers arrested last year were young people under 30.

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Singapore arrested 3,101 drug abusers last year, an increase of 10 percent from 2022, according to a previously issued annual report by the Central Narcotics Bureau. File photo
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The number of cannabis abusers in Singapore hit a 10-year-high in 2023, and the government will continue the firm stance against drugs, Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam told