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    Judith Collins is at odds with the party's youth wing on pill testing

    Judith Collins is at odds with the party's youth wing on pill testing


    The Government's introducing a short-term law to allow on-site drug testing, just in time for summer festivals.

    The Young Nats say they don't condone drug use, but if a young person decides to take an illicit drug, it shouldn't be a death sentence.

    National Party leader Judith Collins says the law gives people a false sense of security.

    She says there's a reason the drugs are illegal and it's not about being the fun police -- but about preventing people from causing themselves enormous damage.

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