Led by the Uniting Church Synod of NSW/ACT, Fair Treatment has been
calling on the jurisdictions of NSW and the ACT to decriminalise
drug use and personal possession since late 2018. This health-based
campaign has
the backing of over 60 legal, medical and civil society
organisations.
And now, ACT MLA Michael Pettersson is acting on the very same
issue.
The Labor backbencher last week released the draft consultation
of his
Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021, which
seeks to remove criminal sanctions for those in the capital
territory found to be in possession of an amount of an illegal drug
deemed personal.
The private member's bill contains a table of illicit
substances with a corresponding amount listed as personal.
