The proposed 12-month trial would likely include mobile teams at music festivals, where patrons could have their illicit drugs tested and receive harm reduction advice.
A year-long pill testing trial could be announced in Victoria within weeks, as the proposal will be taken to cabinet with Premier Jacinta Allan’s support.
Allan’s predecessor, Daniel Andrews, was against any moves on pill testing and said in early 2023: “I don’t think you can take these drugs at any level and be safe.”Opposition Leader John Pesutto and the Police Association of Victoria have previously opposed pill testing and argue it would legitimise illicit drug taking.
A testing policy was likely to coincide with the release of the government’s alcohol and drugs strategy, due by the end of the year, one of the counselling industry sources said.
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