Experts and lobbyists are trying to convince the Queensland Government to introduce a pill testing trial.
Pill Testing Australia and a handful of experts will meet with government members on Tuesday to discuss the trial, where they will point to ‘two successful’ setups
held in Canberra. At Groovin the Moo festival over the weekend, 230 people took up the service which found seven pills with dangerous substances. Image: News Corp Australia
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