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Plea for Queenslanders to access marijuana without fear of arrest
Friday April 09, 2021
More than 11,000 people signed a petition calling for drug law reform but the Palaszczuk Government is not considering decriminalisation.
Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman. (AAP Image/Dan Peled)
The petition, tabled in State Parliament, had argued that drug laws penalised consumers more than drug traffickers, and caught out patients and carers seeking access to marijuana for medicinal purposes. It called for an immediate moratorium on arrests for personal use.
But, in response, Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman said the laws were in place for a reason, as…
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