The war on drugs should not go on against cannabis, according to a Victorian poll. More than half (54%) of 1511 Victorians over 18 who took part in an online survey late last year were in favor of decriminalizing cannabis and creating a regulated market for personal adult use. Almost one in three (28.5%) of respondents opposed the idea and 17.5% were unsure.
The survey, conducted by polling outfit RedBridge on behalf of public health research and drug policy body Penington Institute, shows the highest level of support for regulation over criminalization in an Australian independent third-party poll so far.
Penington Institute CEO John Ryan, who chaired an independent panel review into the North Richmond supervised injecting room, said the community wants change, and the state must listen.
"More and more Victorians reject the criminalization of cannabis and the harms inherent with this approach," he said in a statement on Sunday.
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