Position Statement on Drug Law Reform
In July 2021, AMA Queensland assembled a multi-disciplinary team of experts to collaborate in the AMA Queensland Drug Law Reform Roundtable. Experts from medicine, the legal profession, law enforcement, corrective services, health and community services, and people with lived experience of drug use, all came together to review the evidence.
There was overwhelming consensus Queensland’s drug laws needed urgent reform.
Based on the wisdom of this group, AMA Queensland endorsed a position statement on drug law reform, and we are calling on the Queensland Government to bring Queensland’s drug laws into line with other parts of Australia. The AMA Queensland Position Statement on Drug Law Reform was refreshed in June 2022 and outlines the evidence underpinning our call for reform. We invite you to review and share the position statement, and contact AMA Queensland if you would like to collaborate in our advocacy.