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Trudeau talks tough on cannabis legalisation
Crucially, Trudeau stressed his preference for legalisation, as opposed to decriminalisation, which he feels does not do enough to shut down the criminal market and to prevent children from consuming cannabis. […]
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Police key to battling ice scourge in Northern Territory and Australia
Ted Noffs Foundation’s Matt Noffs said many people blamed police officers for exacerbating problems with ice, but frustrated police officers also wanted change. He said the most powerful tool for a police officer was “discretion”. According to Mr Noffs, supervised drug consumption rooms where drug users could access clean equipment, were “without a shadow of a doubt” effective. […]
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Mandatory treatment not effective at reducing drug use, violates human rights, researchers say
Clinician researchers assessed current global evidence and found that mandatory treatment for people with substance use disorders is not effective in reducing their drug use. […]
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Launch of Harm Reduction Australia
Australia’s first national harm reduction organisation for individuals committed to reducing the health, social and economic harms potentially associated with drug use – Harm Reduction Australia (HRA) – was launched at Parliament House in Canberra. […]
