Victorian government open to discussing decriminalising cannabis use

Victorian government open to discussing decriminalising cannabis use

Mental Health Minister Ingrid Stitt said the state government is open to a process that would take the advice of experts and engage with the community.

  • byRachel Eddie

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Vending machines for clean syringes and opioid treatment proposed by Melbourne City

Vending machines for clean syringes and opioid treatment proposed by Melbourne City

The council will investigate the benefits of making naloxone – which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose – easily and freely available in the city.

  • byLachlan Abbott
‘Prohibition is failing’:Ex-AFP boss says criminalising cannabis use does more harm than good

‘Prohibition is failing’:Ex-AFP boss says criminalising cannabis use does more harm than good

Former AFP commissioner Mick Palmer describes his journey from a hard-nosed policeman to a vocal advocate for cannabis law reform.

  • byJewel Topsfield
‘Unmitigated failure’:Outgoing Liberal MP backs drug decriminalisation

‘Unmitigated failure’:Outgoing Liberal MP backs drug decriminalisation

Matt Bach says his party needs to stop listening to “selfish,rich geriatrics” and instead focus on what younger voters want.

  • byKieran Rooney
NSW Labor MP speaks out in support over pill testing

NSW Labor MP speaks out in support over pill testing

Cameron Murphy has split with premier Chris Minns over pill testing,saying an urgent trial over the summer festival season could save lives.

  • byMax Maddison
Minns government to examine police strip-search powers

Minns government to examine police strip-search powers

NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has concerns about the controversial practice,following revelations that girls as young as 12 were being searched.

  • byMichael McGowan,Max Maddison andLaura Banks
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Greens want debate on pill testing after music festival deaths

Greens want debate on pill testing after music festival deaths

Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann will push forward with a pill testing bill following the deaths of two men at a music festival in Sydney last month.

  • byAmber Schultz
Revealed:Government to announce major shake-up of NSW drug laws with ‘two-strike’ scheme
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Revealed:Government to announce major shake-up of NSW drug laws with ‘two-strike’ scheme

The Herald has confirmed NSW is to announce the most significant shake-up of drug laws in the state’s recent history,expanding pre-court diversion schemes in place for cannabis to include all illicit drugs.

  • byMichael McGowan andMax Maddison
Sniffer dogs join 50,000 music fans for the start of festival season

Sniffer dogs join 50,000 music fans for the start of festival season

More than 250 police and four sniffer dogs were at the Listen Out festival in Centennial Park,but festivalgoers say a heavy police presence does more harm than good.

  • byAmber Schultz
Fears of ‘tidal wave’ of overdoses if synthetic opioids hit city

Fears of ‘tidal wave’ of overdoses if synthetic opioids hit city

Experts warn that overdose deaths could increase tenfold if a supervised injecting room is not built in Melbourne before the arrival of synthetic opioids.

  • byCara Waters
Drug-detection dogs are wrong more than right,data reveals
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Drug-detection dogs are wrong more than right,data reveals

As Australia’s music festival season kicks off,new data shows drug-detection dogs incorrectly identify drugs on patrons 75 per cent of the time.

  • byMax Maddison