Australia should immediately implement the Vic. One approach doesn t work for everyone , we need to maximise the options available, to maximise success. One fifth of all deaths are drug related. Increased purity probably led to accidental overdose. Consumers of coffee, tea, cigarettes and alcohol do not have to pay expiation notices, neither should consumers of cannabis.
Young people experiment with a wide range of drugs, legal and illicit.
A 1995 study in the Derwent Valley found that 10-12 year olds were trying drugs. All legal drugs. Then come Cannabis, Inhalants, Hallucinogens and Amphetamines. Their knowledge of drugs and effects was inadequate, putting them at risk. A recent US study shows treatment is less expensive and more effective than prohibition.