Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021
This is the link to the resumption of the debate that the bill be agreed to in principle, which was heard in the ACT Assembly...
Category: Drug Policy
MS STEPHEN-SMITH – Alcohol and other drug use – harm minimisation policy – Ministerial statement
00:42:09 – MS STEPHEN-SMITH – Alcohol and other drug use – harm minimisation policy – Ministerial statement00:50:38 – MS STEPHEN-SMITH/MADAM SPEAKER – continuing00:58:14 – MR DAVIS/Mr Assistant Speaker...
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...
AIVL’s Melanie Walker on Coming Drug Decriminalisation and Treatment Access
17/02/2021 BY PAUL GREGOIRE https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/aivls-melanie-walker-on-coming-drug-decriminalisation-and-treatment-access/ ACT Labor MLA Michael Pettersson has yet again set his sights on reforming the Canberra community. This time it’s in the form of just...
A welcome step in fixing failed drug laws
Letter writer MARION McCONNELL says Michael Pettersson’s Bill to decriminalise small amounts of drugs for personal use is a very welcome small step in the right direction....