Pill Testing

“There was also that many police around the medic tents that it was turning sick people off because they didn’t want to get searched or charged with possession.”

The ACT government might have been pro the tests, but because the festival is held on Commonwealth land the federal government could easily sabotage the decision.

The premier has asked the panel to come back with a list of recommendations within four weeks.

"Pointing the finger of blame at a music festival is much easier than risking your political credibility to take a course of action that has scientific evidence behind it and would actually save lives."

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Tragedy struck the EDM realm at the weekend when two people were confirmed dead following suspected overdoses. Both had just attended Sydney dance festival Defqon.1 on Saturday. When news broke of…

Promoters wanted the nation-first initiative to be held at a smaller event.

“It’s not an offence to have a drug dog falsely indicate you are carrying drugs.”

“We need to leave the dogma and discrimination of those who use drugs behind. After all, not every person who uses drugs is shooting up in a back alley.”

Medical professionals analysed the illicit drugs with an infrared spectrophotometer to determine the contents.