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Tag: decriminalisation

Why I’m stepping up for drug law reform, and why now matters

12.6.2025by Peter Stahel
Posted in Cannabis, Opinion pieces, UncategorizedTagged decriminalisation, drug policy
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Busted driving sober: the flaw in NSW drug driving law

Sober? Safe? Doesn’t matter. NSW’s zero-tolerance drug driving laws are punishing people unfairly.

28.5.2025by Ella Factor
Posted in Cannabis, Drug policy news, Opinion piecesTagged cannabis, decriminalisation, drug driving laws, drug policy, drug summit
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The change we need: what must come after the NSW Drug Summit

Real safety means care, connection and truth — not punishment. Here’s what the NSW Government must do next.

7.5.2025by Ella Factor
Posted in Cannabis, Drug policy news, Opinion piecesTagged decriminalisation, drug driving laws, drug policy, drug summit
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Oregon shows decriminalisation is possible with 2 in 3 voting YES

Oregon is the first U.S. state to decriminalise personal possession for ALL drugs – it is possible.

18.2.2021by Sophie Stockman
Posted in Drug policy newsTagged America, decriminalisation, drug policy
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Small steps toward decriminalisation may still be possible if NSW Premier can tamp down moral panic

There’s still hope NSW can implement positive drug reform from the Ice Inquiry.

15.1.2021by Sophie Stockman
Posted in Drug policy newsTagged decriminalisation, NSW
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No more arrests for personal drug use – what does decriminalisation look like?

Christian organisation Uniting has just published a detailed plan to decriminalise drug use in NSW and the ACT.

26.11.2020by Sophie Stockman
Posted in Drug policy newsTagged decriminalisation, drug policy, Uniting
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Unharm and Uniting join forces for a talk with Portugal’s Mr Decriminalisation’

Unharm Executive Director, Will Tegoning, interviews the Deputy Director-General of the agency responsible for drug policy in Portugal.

15.7.2018by Daniel Reeders
Posted in Movement newsTagged decriminalisation, Uniting
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