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Guardian Australia reports. He was married three months ago,
news.com.au adds. His cousin described Alaskar, who was a keen soccer player, as a “very fit guy”. Another relative told 9News he had mild symptoms until Tuesday, when he began coughing, vomiting and then collapsed. In extending her condolences, NSW Premier
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In the US, physicians across the country say the patients in their hospitals are not like the patients they saw last year,
“The evidence is clear that issues associated with personal drug use are best addressed through the health system, not the justice system,” he said.
Figures released on Thursday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS showed the number of offenders prosecuted by police in 2019-2020 was the lowest in the past 12 years.
ABS Director of Crime and Justice Statistics, William Milne, said there were 374,645 offenders in Australia in 2019-20, a decrease of 5 per cent from the previous year.
The QPC report found drug addicts lives would be improved by decriminalisation without increasing the rate of drug use.
If the reforms were implemented immediately, the QPC report found “the prison population would be between 20 to 30 per cent lower in 2025”.
What has changed in the year since cannabis possession was legalised in the ACT?
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Cannabis use was legalised in the ACT one year ago, but cannabis usage rates have remained mostly steady.
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Passed a year ago, the ACT s laws allow possession of up to 50 grams of cannabis per person
Cannabis offences have dropped by 90 per cent in the last 12 months
ACT Health data shows there has been no increase in hospital presentations since the laws passed
But one year on, cannabis users and stakeholders alike say that, while overall the impacts have been subtle, the change has been for the better.
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The ACT could decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs next year â but what does that mean for users?
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Possessing small amounts of cocaine will be decriminalised if the bill passes next year.
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Advocates for drug harm reduction have welcomed a draft bill from an ACT Labor backbencher to decriminalise personal possession of illicit substances, saying it will take pressure off the courts system while giving drug users better access to health services.
But it could have wider impacts, including on the ACT s courts.
What would be allowed if drugs are decriminalised?
If passed, the amendments to the Drugs of Dependence Act would mean those caught with a small amount of illicit drugs would not face criminal charges.