FFDLR Newsletter September 2021
Next FFDLR meeting via Zoom:Thursday 23 September, 7:30 pmAn invitation to the zoom meeting will be sent by email prior to the meeting.Look out for it. Welcome to…
Strong community support for non-criminal response to personal drug use
New polling commissioned by Uniting in June 2021 in five key NSW electorates shows the community strongly supports responding to personal use of illegal drugs...
Opening Statement at the Inquiry into Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021
On 30 July 2021 Bill Bush and Jan Lee gave evidence on behalf of Families and Friends for Drug law Reform to the Select Committee...
Decriminalisation of drug driving laws – an anomaly
written by Adele Stevens Decriminalisation of cannabis use has been occurring in the ACT since the early 1990s. The Simple Cannabis Offence Notice (SCON) was...
Review of approaches taken in Ireland
Review of approaches taken in Ireland and in other jurisdictions to simple possession drug offencesDr Caitlin Hughes, Professor Alex Stevens, Shann Hulme, and Dr Rebecca...
Guidance on writing a submission
This guide is developed specifically for writing a submission to the Inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021 presented to the...
Letter to the Editor – AMC is nothing to be proud of
The following letter, written by Bill Bush, FFDLR President was published in the Canberra Times on Saturday 3 May 2021 When in 1999 John Hargreaves...
Fair Treatment’s Discussion Paper
POSSESSION AND USE OF DRUGS.Options for changing the law In 2019, Uniting brought together a number of our Fair Treatment partners to discuss various decriminalisation...
DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD
The need for a health-focused legal response to drug useReport by the Australian Lawyers Alliance released this month.President of FFDLR recommends this report and it can...
Inquiry and review into alcohol, tobacco and other drug harm reduction policy
Inquiry and review into alcohol, tobacco and other drug harm reduction policy and programs provided in the ACT and an evaluation of future options It...