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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has stressed the need for everyone to join the campaign in seeking to make illicit drug offenses non-bailable, describing illicit drugs as a dangerous and critical national issue that is gradually damaging the fabric of society.<\/p>\n

Madam Howard \u2013 Taylor told journalists in Monrovia over the weekend that they are looking into the amendment of the drug law to make sure it becomes non-bailable, saying she will continue to engage until the law is amended.<\/p>\n

She noted that illicit drug is gradually damaging the society to the extent that it\u2019s being sold in schools and even children in kindergarten unknowingly abuse the substance when dealers mix it with candy and sell it to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople need to talk about this because it\u2019s serious. The media also need to form part of this \u2026 this campaign [to] make drug law a non-bailable offense in our country,\u201d the Vice President said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough this, people who bring drugs into our country have enough money and so they usually go to the court and pay money for their release whenever they are caught. But when it\u2019s non-bailable, all that will not happen,\u201d she argued.<\/p>\n

According to VP Howard \u2013 Taylor, when she was senator of Bong County, she worked with the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) to amend the drug law. She said there were some drugs that were not even captured, but worked with them to have them placed on the book.<\/p>\n

Madam Howard \u2013 Taylor disclosed that she is working with several local organizations conducting drug awareness in high schools across the country, noting that their aim is to ensure that children are informed about the negative impact of drugs and how they can prevent themselves from coming in contact with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are working with organizations to prevent this from spreading across the country. Our motto is \u201cBe smart, do not start,\u201d said Madam Howard \u2013 Taylor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want the youth to know that when you start, it\u2019s difficult to leave it. We all have to take the campaign to make drug laws non-bailable. I fought and made sure that all our 1960 drug laws were captured, new ones were also added to help save the society,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

She noted that as the Senate returns, she will make sure she works with senators to make this non-bailable by bringing it on the floor for discussion.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Liberia. Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has stressed the need for everyone to join the campaign in seeking to make illicit drug offenses non-bailable, describing illicit drugs as a dangerous and critical national issue that is gradually damaging the fabric of society. 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