Petition for a Drugs Royal Commission

We call on the Parliament to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry into:

The health, social, economic, and law enforcement costs of the Drug Prohibition.

The laws do not stop people from using drugs or protect families. After 50 years of harsh enforcement, illicit drugs are more available than ever.

Will you help us convince the government that the war on drug users does more harm than good?

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Peta signed 2022-09-27 11:44:19 +1000
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Geoffrey Ward signed via Steven Bailey 2022-09-26 15:26:59 +1000

Prohibition has been, is and forever will be a catastrophic global policy. The deaths, harms and misery it causes are incalculable
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@Stevenbaileyy tweeted link to this page. 2022-09-15 20:25:59 +1000

I’ve just signed a petition calling for a Drugs Royal Commission. About time, hey? Join me in calling for a genuine inquiry into the health, social, economic, and law enforcement costs of drug prohibition. Let's convince the Govt there is a better way. https://www.drugpolicy.org.au/royal_commission_into_drugs?recruiter_id=17725 Reply / Retweet / Favorite
Steven Bailey signed 2022-09-15 20:25:33 +1000

We all breath the same air and wish to belong. No one chooses to have substance use issue. People have used drugs in the past, they are using them now, and they will use them in the future. As thousands of people die of overdoses every year, or have their lives ruined by the intervention of law enforcement in Australia, our parliaments have been presented with evidence-based solutions, yet choose to perpetuate the war on drugs, putting ideology over science. Let’s win for once. Let this be the century where we treat those who have issues with substances with dignity. Let this century be the one where humans treat one another like humans. That’s all evidence-based drug law reform is: humans treating humans like humans. – Steven Bailey
Danielle Sikic signed 2022-09-15 19:17:26 +1000

Greg Chipp, you are my hero and I can’t thank you enough.
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