Tuesday 10 April 2012

Who is the Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League? The Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) is the national peak organisation representing the state and territory drug user organisations and issues of national significance


Drug Law Reform has recently been brought back into the spotlight with well publicised visits from prominent US Law reform proponents Norm Stamper (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition - LEAP) and Ethan Nadelman (Drug Policy Alliance) during 2010 and 2011. While the media has been reporting heavily on this issue from both sides, any one working in the AOD sector would have to agree that the "war on drugs (users)" has been a dismal failure and we need to start pushing the politicians to begin the process of  drug law reform in Australia.

More recently with the release on 3rd April 2012 of the Australia 21 report "The Prohibition of Illicit Drugs is Killing and Criminalising Our Children and we are Letting it Happen" has brought the idea of drug law reform and decriminalisation of Illicit drugs full pelt onto the front page of papers and as headline stories on major radio stations.

Below is a collection of video clips, media articles, reports, publications and other links focusing on drug law reform both nationally and internationally. The first section is in direct response to the Australia 21 report, with the remaining a more broader coverage of all drug law refrom media articles.

 

Debate "All drugs should be legalised"

6 PM with George Negus - Call for drugs to be decriminalised

Ten News Clip - Drug Debate


AIVL Policy Papers


Ethan Nadelman Related Media