Australia – Victoria: Video – Premier Daniel Andrews Radio Interview On New ICE Laws

20 June 2016

Thanks to Loren Wiener from Australia’s “This Week In Weed” for the nod to this video

From an outsiders perspective it looks as though the Victorian legislative approach to marijuana is well,……..Victorian

Medical marijuana has been handed over to big pharma and at the moment only 1 company GW Pharmaceuticals appears to have the regulatory go ahead.

Whilst on the other hand the legislature has decided in their haste to deal with the problem of ICE addiction they appear to have ensured that marijuana is scheduled along with a range of chemical substances

We’d suggest that the Victorian taxpayer is about to start paying for an expanded prison system.

VIDEO: Premier Daniel Andrews announces tough new drug laws on 3AW Mornings with Neil Mitchell

 

VICTORIAN GOVT PRESS RELEASE

https://ice.vic.gov.au/new-ice-laws-to-protect-children-clamp-down-on-dealers/

Ice dealers who peddle drugs to children in or near schools will spend up to 25 years in prison under tough new laws to clamp down on drug suppliers and dealers.

The Victorian Government introduced seven new drug offences into Parliament on Tuesday 10 November that give police additional powers to arrest anyone involved in the illicit trade.

Three of the offences send a clear message that drug trafficking around schools is an especially horrendous crime and deserved harsher maximum sentences.

Under the new laws, anyone who traffics drugs to a child in a public place within 300m of a school will face up to 25 years in jail, or up to 20 years for supplying drugs.

Specific offences will also be introduced that will make it illegal to:

  • use violence or threats to force someone to traffic illicit drugs (up to 5 years’ jail)
  • possess instructions for trafficking or cultivating illicit drugs (up to 5 years’ jail)
  • publish instructions for trafficking or cultivating illicit drugs (up to 10 years’ jail)
  • intentionally allow a property to be used for trafficking or cultivation (up to 5 years’ jail)

The Victorian Government has taken strong action to reduce the harm caused by ice and to hold to account those responsible for manufacturing and dealing this deadly drug.

The Government’s $45.5 million Ice Action Plan also provides additional support for families, treatment for users, funding to protect frontline workers, and extra powers to close down manufacturers and make our community safer.

Victoria Police has also been given additional forensics staff to help police close clandestine labs, as well as a new drug and booze bus fleet and more drug-drive testing.

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