The statement, obtained by Fairfax Media, outlines how Totem OneLove Group would be willing to accept the offer from the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation’s Dr Alex Wodak and emergency medicine specialist Dr David Caldicott. Last week, the pair announced they’d be willing to circumvent NSW’s stringent drug laws to offer the services at festivals, and that they “want to do several big ones.”
Today’s statement from Stereosonic’s organisers “strongly support[ed] any policies or initiatives that would minimise harm, reduce drug use and make events a safer environment for patrons.” However, that support may not extend to breaking the law in the way Dr Wodak has pledged to do.
Critically, the law doesn’t seem to be changing any time soon. Yesterday, Premier Mike Baird remained adamant that pill-testing is dead in the water, and reminded punters “there is a very safe way to go about pills and that is, don’t take them.” That stance is mirrored by Police Minister Troy Grant, who recently said “knowing what is in your illegal drugs doesn’t make it safe.”
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