History, not harm, dictates why some drugs are legal and others aren't
- Written by Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
When considering harm to the user and to wider society, alcohol is much more of a problem than MDMA. Krists Luhaers
Drug-related offences take up a lot of the resources within Australia’s criminal justice system. In 2016–17 law enforcement made 113,533 illicit drug seizures and 154,650 drug-related arrests.
Harm-reduction advocates are...
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