Legalising dagga in South Africa will show disregard for the negative affects of drugs and alcohol on communities, the ACDP said on Wednesday.

"We are concerned that the serious problems facing our country due to [the] abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs will be obscured by ‘red-herrings' like debates on legalising dagga," said African Christian Democratic Party MP Cheryllyn Dudley.

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