Ms Fiona Wilson:

Not that we noted. We were very concerned about trafficking. For us and for our laws here, trafficking is not about the quantity but the behaviour. Even if someone had 2.5 g, it was individually packaged and there were a number of other behaviours that were indicators of trafficking, that individual could still be arrested for trafficking. The chances of us getting charge approval with respect to an incident like that, if the amount was under 2.5 g, are likely diminished but our traffickers generally have a bit more product than that on them in any event. No, we did not necessarily see any kind of increase with respect to organised crime.

Another point that is important to note is that people always ask if it freed up policing resources, but it did not. We were never focused on the person who was using for personal use. We focused on the individuals and groups that caused the most harm in our society, that is, those groups that are producing, trafficking, importing and exporting. That is where we focused our enforcement efforts, not on the individual user who is struggling with a substance use disorder.