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Rabbits Eat Lettuce is the first multi-day festival in Australia to have pill testing. How will it work?
Five thousand partygoers will have the opportunity to get their illicit drugs tested for purity at the iconic “bush doof” Rabbits Eat Lettuce Festival that begins on Thursday on Queensland’s Southern Downs. Pill Testing Australia’s David Caldicott says drug behaviours change depending on how long the party goes for. […]
Queensland to introduce pill testing at Rabbits Eat Lettuce Festival, where two people died in 2019
Pill Testing Australia executive officer Stephanie Tzanetis said drug checking was “very much something that the community wants”. She said Pill Testing Australia was excited to begin expanding more testing sites across music festivals. […]
Victoria poll shows majority support for legalising pot
More than half (54 per cent) of 1511 Victorians over 18 who took part in an online survey late last year were in favour of decriminalising cannabis and creating a regulated market for personal adult use. […]
Coroners plead for a drug testing trial
In January, Ms Allan said she had sought that advice after at least 10 people were taken to hospital following suspected drug use at festivals. “There are no current plans to change the policy setting on drug checking,” she said at the time. Harm Reduction Australia and Pill Testing Australia in November announced they formally offered to host a public health based pill testing trial at a festival of the government’s choice at no cost to the state. […]