The state’s peak drug council says decriminalising cannabis would reduce harm caused to the community by drug use. However, the Health Department’s head of drug and alcohol services warned that while decriminalisation of cannabis might bring some benefits, it could also create new problems. The stand-off coincides with the Australian Drug Trends 2012 report by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre showing 61 per cent of Tasmanian cannabis users reported daily use, the highest in Australia.
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