FFDLR Newsletter November 2021

...evaluation.   References International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) 2021, Global Drug Policy Index (GDPI), IDPC, London,  https://globaldrugpolicyindex.net/about/  United Nations Chief Executives Board (CEB) 2019, Second regular session of 2018, Manhasset,...

FFDLR Newsletter September 2022

...certainly worth listening to. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/what-happens-when-we-decriminalise-drugs-/101389420 The ACT will soon become the first jurisdiction to decriminalise the possession and use of illicit drugs. It’s a pivot to treating drugs as a...

 FFDLR Newsletter July 2022

...below. Recommendation 4 states: The ACT Government should review the drug possession limits in the Bill to ensure they reflect the evidence on patterns of consumption for personal use. The government...

FFDLR Newsletter September 2021

...Bill Bush Published in the Canberra Times Letters to the Editor page on August 9, 2021 A better drug policy “To see drugs such as these combined and putting individuals...

How reducing drug harm beats law enforcement

...indicators of price, purity and availability confirm that drug law enforcement does not reduce supply. Despite large border seizures retail prices remain stable, purity levels rise and users report availability...