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Bill to decriminalise small amounts of MDMA, heroin, ice and other drugs to be introduced in ACT
A bill that would make Canberra the first place in Australia to decriminalise illicit drugs such as heroin, MDMA and methamphetamines is set to be introduced to the ACT Legislative Assembly next year from the Government’s own back bench.
Key points:
- A Labor backbencher will introduce a bill to decriminalise illicit drugs in the ACT
- The bill would seek to divert people from prison into health programs
- The Opposition has not rejected the idea, but says it has been rushed and needs more consultation
Labor MLA Michael Pettersson, who introduced a private member’s bill in 2018 to legalise cannabis that was ultimately redrafted and passed, said criminal justice measures were not addressing the problem of drug use in the Canberra community.
He said…
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