The ACT’s partial decriminalisation of drug use should be regarded as just one step towards getting this important reform right.
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ACT decriminalisation
The ACT’s partial decriminalisation of drug use should be regarded as just one step towards getting this important reform right.
My experiences prove drug prohibition is not only unfair, but ineffective
Angela’s experiences prove that drug prohibition doesn’t make sense. This is what she wants Australia’s politicians to know about drugs, and the people who take them.
I’m nervous about methamphetamine. Here’s why
Should methamphetamine be legalised and regulated the same as other drugs? Here’s what one mental health professional thinks.
Let’s be honest – most of us have used drugs, including me
Catharine Lumby shares her honest experiences with drugs and urges us all to do the same.
If the ACT is going to decriminalise drugs, it should do it properly
We don’t fine people for alcohol consumption. Why should other drug use be any different?
Berejiklian government’s response to ice inquiry close to contempt
‘There is no stereotype’: I became an ice addict at the age of 63
Unharm director Mark Hancock shares his experience with corporate Australia, the NSW government and methamphetamine.
Politicians must find their nerve on sensible drug reform in Australia – not give in to moral panic
Reports the NSW government was considering removing penalties for personal drug use were met with the usual backlash.
Abolish ‘deemed supply’!
Deemed supply provisions conflict with core principles of Australian criminal law. Here’s why.