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Weak politics prevents drug reform
When I first left the bench, I was approached by a group of enthusiastic, committed young medicinal cannabis entrepreneurs and activists to lead DriveChange – a lobby group for the driving rights of patients. […]
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VIDEO: Calls for pill testing ahead of summer festival season
Advocates for drug testing have called on NSW Premier Chris Minns to introduce it ahead of the busy Summer festival season – ABC […]
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Outrage Grows Over NSW Government’s Backflip on Drug Law Reform
NSW premier Chris Minns last week shattered the drug law reform agenda he’d been spruiking pre-election. The Labor leader has pushed his drug summit back to the end of the term and said he has “no mandate” for decriminalising drugs on the day his party colleagues made it law in the ACT. […]
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VIDEO: Confusion around regulations for workers who use medical cannabis
David Heilpern Interview – calls have emerged for reforms to address the lack of valid impairment tests for people on medical cannabis at work. […]
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What will the ACT’s new drug decriminalisation laws actually mean?
In recent weeks, the debate over the laws has heated up. While it is unknown what effect the reforms will have on drug use, here’s what the law says. […]
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A haven for ‘drug tourism’ or beacon of hope? The rhetoric around decriminalisation in the ACT
Ahead of new laws coming in October, advocates answer police fears about more drug-driving deaths and bikie violence with a call to work together […]
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The quiet champions of pill testing preventing “harrowing” deaths
This is the spot where Professor Mal McLeod goes quietly about the business of saving lives in the Canberra region, though the analytical chemist is slow to embrace the lifesaver tag. […]
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Calls to take Canberra’s drug-checking service CanTEST on the road to better help Australians
The facility has confirmed what authorities had long warned – that each link in the illicit drug trade is in it for themselves. Dealers often dilute drugs, mixing in chemicals that stretch their stash – and their cash – as far as possible. […]
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VIDEO: Drop-in drug checking clinic provides worrying insight into Australia’s party drugs
Nearly a thousand people have come forward to have their drugs tested and the results suggest a host of dangerous supplements and contamination may be found in the country’s party drugs. […]
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‘Scare tactics’: Criminal defence lawyer slams moral panic over ACT drug decriminalisation
A recent push to decriminalise cocaine, heroin and ice in the ACT has sparked a reaction as old as time itself from the police. […]
