A Greens MP is pushing for a regulated legal cocaine industry, saying it would push gangs out of business.Experts and advocates say there is no evidence decriminalisation leads to an increase in drug use.
Cate Faehrmann, a Greens MP, said the "pointless" war on drugs was continuing and that the "only people benefiting from this stupid and dangerous mentality are criminals". The Minns Government has committed to a drug summit in its first term, but details are yet to be revealed. "There are many highly regarded, highly credentialed bodies both internationally and nationally that are now speaking out about the failure of the war on drugs and supporting the need for drug law reform and policy reform."Decriminalisation refers to removing penalties for possessing a small amount of a drug for personal use.
"There is no evidence that being arrested for a substance decreases your likelihood of using the substance again, so it doesn't produce any effect other than being very costly, and the demand for drugs continues."Madden agrees and said prohibitionist approaches to drugs are not effective means of reducing use or improving outcomes."That is the reality that we need to deal with, and we believe regulation is the most sensible, pragmatic way to address these issues.