However, ACT chief police officer Neil Gaughan readily admits the decriminalisation strategy is a risky one, and has particular concern for the potential impacts on road trauma.

Source: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8402858/it-carries-a-terrible-penalty-the-untested-element-to-acts-new-drug-laws/?src=rss

In Kinshasa on Wednesday as thousands queued for the pope's open air mass, many declined to answer when asked what they thought about his stance on decriminalisation.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/as-pope-francis-visits-congo-lgbt-activists-cheer-for-perceived-ally/article_1fa70084-7d4d-5315-92cb-25fbf2b7bed3.html

In short therefore, yes, we support the decriminalisation of cannabis.

Source: https://www.echo.net.au/2023/03/lismore-candidate-ross-honniball/

In the first five years after the liberalisation, the use of illegal drugs rose slightly among the general population but then fell in the next five years, according to Transform, a group which studies and campaigns for the decriminalisation of drugs.

Source: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8380643/what-will-canberra-look-like-once-new-drugs-laws-come-into-effect/?src=rss

Right to marry is the natural consequence of the decriminalisation judgment,” senior advocate A.M. Singhvi, for petitioners, submitted.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/on-same-sex-union-faith-leaders-show-rare-unity/article66691813.ece

Spearheaded by UNAIDS (the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) it seeks to highlight how “the decriminalisation of key populations and people living with HIV saves lives and helps advance the end of the AIDS pandemic.”

Source: https://guyanachronicle.com/2023/03/05/aids-and-zero-discrimination/

The ICGP cited “current evidence” in terms of the adverse impact of legalisation and encouraged ongoing research on the impact of legalisation and decriminalisation of cannabis on public health and public safety.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41251474.html