Drug Reform, Treatment on Agenda at Long-Awaited Summit

Published on July 13, 2024

Cannabis laws and pill testing are set to be on the agenda when users, medical experts, police and support bodies come together for the first New South Wales (NSW) drug summit in 25 years. Fulfilling a promise made ahead of the 2023 election, Premier Chris Minns on July 12 announced the long-awaited summit would begin with regional forums in October. Sydney will host two days on Dec. 4 and 5. The government has been facing internal pressure to drive a more liberal regime for illicit substances, with Labor’s youth wing pushing for decriminalising the personal use and possession of some currently illicit substances. Uniting NSW advocacy manager Emma Maiden said she was “so pleased” the summit was made official, noting the last one had been held in 1995....

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