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When Oregon decriminalised drugs, overdoses went up. Will that happen in the ACT?

  • Written by: Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University
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A new bill came into effect in the ACT at the weekend decriminalising personal possession of common illegal drugs.

The bill decriminalises the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, LSD, psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and heroin for personal use.

Critics of the move say when similar laws...

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