A Coroner’s report released today has proposed reforms to how Victoria handles illicit drug crimes, such as amnesty zones, pill-testing and a rapid response notification system.

This brings to light the question of decriminalisation, a prospect that will be considered in the ACT later this year.

Produced By: Rachel Greenwell

Featured In Story: Dr Monica Barratt, Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University, and Dr Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday, 07 April 2021