People would be allowed to grow six marijuana plants for personal use and give their friends pot as a gift under a proposed law being introduced to the New South Wales parliament on Wednesday, as the government comes under more pressure to enact drug reform.
The government went to the election promising to hold a drug summit at which reforms would be discussed but the premier, Chris Minns, has repeatedly refused to outline a timeframe other than saying it will happen in 2024.
Advocates have welcomed the introduction of the diversion scheme but said the changes do not go far enough, with a group of people who took part in NSW’s last drug summit in 1999 to gather at parliament on Wednesday to call for urgent reform.
The long-serving former Labor premier Bob Carr and the Sydney lord mayor, Clover Moore, were among those scheduled to attend, 25 years after they took part in the event which resulted in the creation of the state’s safe injecting room.
The Uniting church, which runs the safe injecting room in Kings Cross, is calling on Minns’ government to announce a date for its own drug summit after the event at parliament on Wednesday.
The ACT recently passed laws reducing the penalties for people possessing small amounts of drugs including cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine for personal use.
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People would be allowed to grow six marijuana plants for personal use and give their friends pot as a gift under a proposed law being introduced to the New South Wales parliament on Wednesday, as the government comes under more pressure to enact drug reform.
The government went to the election promising to hold a drug summit at which reforms would be discussed but the premier, Chris Minns, has repeatedly refused to outline a timeframe other than saying it will happen in 2024.
Advocates have welcomed the introduction of the diversion scheme but said the changes do not go far enough, with a group of people who took part in NSW’s last drug summit in 1999 to gather at parliament on Wednesday to call for urgent reform.
The long-serving former Labor premier Bob Carr and the Sydney lord mayor, Clover Moore, were among those scheduled to attend, 25 years after they took part in the event which resulted in the creation of the state’s safe injecting room.
The Uniting church, which runs the safe injecting room in Kings Cross, is calling on Minns’ government to announce a date for its own drug summit after the event at parliament on Wednesday.
The ACT recently passed laws reducing the penalties for people possessing small amounts of drugs including cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine for personal use.
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