http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-20/former-top-cops-want-white-market-in-illicit-drugs/8369102
A new report into drug-related deaths has proposed the decriminalisation of drug use in Australia.

The Australia21 report has the backing of former police commissioners and assistant commissioners, two former heads of Corrective Services, a former Supreme Court Judge and a former Director of Public Prosecutions.

It is the group’s third report in five years on the issue.

The report says despite more than 80,000 arrests in Australia each year, there has been a continued rise in diseases, injuries, crimes and social costs.

The report’s recommendations include:

• Decriminalising drug use and consideration of eliminating all penalties
• More “Drug consumptions rooms” — Australia has only one medically supervised centre in Kings Cross
• Consideration of a regulated “white market” for drugs in a bid to counter “the black market”
• Improving health and social services to drug users, particularly in rural areas
• More funding for harm minimisation strategies

wo0t I’ll be able to sell meth too…

poikilotherm said:

wo0t I’ll be able to sell meth too…

in fairness… you kinda already do…

I’ll be interested in reading the neutrino’s views on this.

diddly-squat said:

poikilotherm said:

wo0t I’ll be able to sell meth too…

in fairness… you kinda already do…

Mmm…pseudoephedrine, espresso coffee and guarana energy drinks.

*falls off chair *

I’m no expect but I haven’t seen any impact on drug availability despite the war on drugs, worse in fact.
Every single day someone(s) are in court for drug possession and that doesn’t include crimes committed to get money or goods to swap for drugs

This thread has got me thinking about all the important lesser known drugs that need to be decriminalized.

Starting with serelaxin. Serelaxin is an illegal drug for the treatment of acute heart failure.

mollwollfumble said:

This thread has got me thinking about all the important lesser known drugs that need to be decriminalized.

Starting with serelaxin. Serelaxin is an illegal drug for the treatment of acute heart failure.

It’s not illegal, it’s barely finished phase III drug trials…

poikilotherm said:

mollwollfumble said:

This thread has got me thinking about all the important lesser known drugs that need to be decriminalized.

Starting with serelaxin. Serelaxin is an illegal drug for the treatment of acute heart failure.

It’s not illegal, it’s barely finished phase III drug trials…

It’s illegal to make, sell or use it for another 5 or so years, or for ever.

Well we’re not winning the war on homicide and theft either.

Peak Warming Man said:

Well we’re not winning the war on homicide and theft either.

Hardly surprising, given the motives for both of the above provided by the illegality of narcotics.

mollwollfumble said:

poikilotherm said:

mollwollfumble said:

This thread has got me thinking about all the important lesser known drugs that need to be decriminalized.

Starting with serelaxin. Serelaxin is an illegal drug for the treatment of acute heart failure.

It’s not illegal, it’s barely finished phase III drug trials…

It’s illegal to make, sell or use it for another 5 or so years, or for ever.

No. A patent does not make something illegal.

• Decriminalising drug use and consideration of eliminating all penalties

Punishing people for making a choice to put a substance into their own body has never made sense.

Leave users alone, keep going after big illegal imports.

• More “Drug consumptions rooms” — Australia has only one medically supervised centre in Kings Cross

Helping people by addressing any underlying issues which may have driven them to drugs is positive.

The benefits of health centers is to raise health standards while giving jobs for people is also positive.

• Consideration of a regulated “white market” for drugs in a bid to counter “the black market”

Providing pure drugs would place pressure on the black market to do the same.

• Improving health and social services to drug users, particularly in rural areas

More health benefits.

• More funding for harm minimisation strategies

Any strategy to reduce harm minimization and to raise health standards is positive.

Any taxes created for the white market should go into drug education, harm minimization, health centers, and counseling.

Yes to all the recommendations.

Addicts are victims they should be treated as such and supported untill they can be weaned off drugs.

Dealers are scum and should be put away for life.