Premier Chris Minns attended a drug summit where he resisted calls for decriminalising drug possession, despite attendees pushing for various reforms such as drug testing and more safe injection centers.
Premier Chris Minns faced pressure during a drug summit to push for decriminalisation of drug possession, but maintained a status quo stance. The summit also heard from Portland's mayor, Ted Wheeler , who warned of the negative impacts of drug decriminalisation in Oregon, including overwhelmed emergency services. Attendees called for various reforms, including drug testing before festivals, more safe injection centers, and a strategy to prevent prescription drug dependence.
Minns urged attendees to find points of agreement for workable policies, differing from Bob Carr's more responsive approach in a similar 1999 summit
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