Record seizures, expanded police powers and record criminal charges have failed to slow Sydney’s love affair with cocaine.
Australia is also one of the most expensive places to buy cocaine, costing anywhere from $250 to $400 a gram. The only places where it costs more are in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, where supplying drugs attracts the death penalty.
NSW is also the only jurisdiction in Australia without an official diversion or cautioning program, where drug users are referred to health services instead of the justice system for illicit drugs other than cannabis. Decriminalisation does not mean drugs are legal, and trafficking or manufacturing offences can still be prosecuted.
“It’s a huge amount of police time, paperwork and court time. All the risks are much better spent on programs for people.”NSW Attorney General Michael Daley said he recognised there was a need for a comprehensive drug policy in NSW. Labor has promised to hold a drug summit within its first term to guide drug reform, although details have yet to be released.
Portugal was a leader in the drug reform space, introducing decriminalisation in 2001. Recently, Oregon in the US followed suit.
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