| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Drug checking
Australien. NSW to introduce tougher drug penalties, but no pill testing, after festival deaths
Australien. NSW to introduce tougher drug penalties, but no pill testing, after festival deaths
Gladys Berejiklian announces on-the-spot fines for drug possession but pill-testing won’t be considered.
"...recommended by an expert-panel..." ... "The government-established panel was asked to give advice on how to improve safety at festivals but not to consider the merits of pill-testing." ... "The police commissioner, Mick Fuller, a member of the panel, said the belief that pill-testing was going to save lives in NSW was a “myth”." (The Guardian, Australien, 23.10.2018)