It’s time to get real about drugs

After yet another tragic summer festival season, it’s time to get real about drugs. Join our campaign to demand a new approach to drug policy.

The old parties are tripping if they think their drugs policies are working. Since the turn of the year, there have been tragic deaths at music festivals in Queensland and Victoria and, just this weekend, more than 20 overdoses at a Melbourne dance event.

The out-of-touch “tough on drugs” approach of the Liberal and Labor parties is failing young Australians, criminalising a health problem and killing people. It’s time for a complete re-think.

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After decades of “war on drugs” failure, we need politicians to do what they’re paid to do: make laws that put people’s safety first. That’s why the Greens are campaigning to reform the government’s failed drug laws.

It’s time to get real about drugs. Our plan to “party smart, party safe, party on” calls for a realistic approach to drug policy. In particular, we will be supporting more pill testing, real-time reporting and the removal of sniffer dogs at music festivals and in our clubs. We are committed to harm reduction, not the continued punishment of drug users.

This is the first step in our campaign to change this country’s drug laws. In 2017, we will start a new conversation about drugs in clubs, at music festivals and events, online and in Canberra. Add your name to support our new campaign at drugs.org.au

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We know young people will continue to experiment with drugs, so we can’t continue sticking our heads in the sand and pretend it’s not going to happen. What we need to do is give them the tools they need to make smart choices.

Only the Greens care about having an honest conversation about drugs to minimise harm and save lives. Please, join our campaign to treat drug use at the health issue that it is, rather than the criminal issue the other parties think it is.

Dr Richard Di Natale
Australian Greens Leader