News From The Drug War Front -Podcast- 27th Sept ’22

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Locally, a Community Notice warns that ketamine tested in Canberra has been repeatedly found to contain a new synthetic derivative 2’-Fluoro-2-oxo-PCE instead of ketamine. Samples were all of high purity, containing no other diluents or other active ingredients.

In national news, the New South Wales government has refused to decriminalise low-level use of illicit drugs as recommended by an inquiry into ice which handed down its findings more than 2 years ago.

In Victoria, a diverse coalition will demand that Premier Daniel Andrews commits to decriminalising cannabis ahead of the November election.

In a devastating critique of prohibition, Columbia’s recently inaugurated President Gustavo Petro told members of the United Nations that “democracy will die” if global powers don’t unite to end the drug war. “Peace in Columbia depends on building a new drug policy on a new vision. If not, they condemn us to genocide”.

The show is co-presented by Geoff Ward and Marion Watson.

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