Australia moves to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs

Important Takeaways:

  • ACT government agrees to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs, such as ice, heroin and cocaine
  • Users of small amounts of illegal drugs would be fined rather than charged under the proposed law
  • Police would continue to target dealers and try to end the supply of harmful drugs
  • The ACT also legalized the personal use of cannabis in 2019
  • The legislation will cover most common illicit substances, including LSD (acid), MDMA (ecstacy) and psyilocybin  (magic mushrooms).
  • The ACT was also the first — and remains the only — state or territory to legalize the personal use of cannabis, another of Mr. Pettersson’s bills.
  • Drug use a ‘health issue’, not a criminal matter

Read the original article by clicking here.