Ms Jackie McKenna:

There was a national survey or debate on this three or four years ago, which we took part in as family members. We had a focus group that took part in it and, without a shadow of a doubt, there was agreement on decriminalisation. A recent report found most people who use drugs are aged between 15 and 24 years. We all do stupid things in our teenage years. That can affect a person's employment and travel, and all other areas of their lives. Why would we do that? If a survey or debate was done on a national level, there would be outcomes and data. Why can we not work on that again?