Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, Australia's scheduling of illicit drugs is based on historical precedent rather than any objective measure of harm. Evidence shows some illegal drugs are less harmful than alcohol to users and society, with most harm a direct result of their illicit status. We seem set to repeat the same mistakes in our approach to synthetic drugs. The question is: what is Australia doing to address this unscientific classification of drugs and the resulting unnecessary harm?

Honourable senators interjecting—