The Fabian Principle with Drugs; Oppose This! By Mrs Vera West
Some things going on in other states are not known to us until it is too late to oppose the developments. And, a lot of the time, woke things are first tested in Canberra, ACT. Consider that the ACT is the first Australian state to decriminalise personal use, in small quantities of nine different types of drugs, including cocaine, speed and MDMA. These are the sorts of drugs, that the young elites like to use at their parties, with cocaine being popular.
Much like all other things, the Fabian strategy is gradualism, to slowly get things into place bit by bit. We can see whee this is going with the goal being to legalise all such drugs. Solution: this needs to be made into a political issue so that it does not happen in other states. If people get moving soon enough, it should be possible to stop this.
“The ACT has become the first jurisdiction in the country to decriminalise illicit drugs in small quantities.
Residents found with personal use amounts of nine different types of drugs, including cocaine, speed and MDMA, will not be criminally prosecuted.
Instead they will be cautioned, fined or referred to a drug diversion program.
The Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Bill Amendment was passed through parliament on Thursday and will come into effect next year.
Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said focusing on harm-minimisation rather than punishing drug users was the way forward.
'The ACT has led the nation with a progressive approach to reducing the harm caused by illicit drugs with a focus on diversion, access to treatment and rehabilitation and reducing the stigma attached to drug use,' she said.
'This sensible reform is based on the expert advice that a health focused, harm reduction approach delivers the best outcome for people using drugs.'
There will be a 12-month transition period, meaning the laws won't kick in until October 2023.
The government said they would use the transition period to bolster oversight arrangements and train frontline workers including police.
Backbencher Michael Pettersson praised the move after first introducing the bill to parliament in July 2021.
'Today is an important day,' he said. 'Today's bill is not a radical revolution; it is a gradual evolution of our existing laws.'
The ACT already has laws allowing residents to possess and grow small amounts of cannabis.
'Today we have expanded that framework,' Mr Pettersson said.
'The many benefits of that scheme for many years will now be applied to a wider range of substances that will capture more Canberrans - with the ultimate goal of making it easier for them to access the help they need.'
Canberra Liberals deputy leader Jeremy Hanson condemned the 'radical' move.
'It wasn't taken to the community. It's going to lead to more crime. It's going to lead to more carnage on our roads,' he told the ABC.
'It's not going to change the number of people going into the criminal justice system, and it's not going to fix the problem that we have now which is not enough people being able to access treatment.'”
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