Ms Fiona Wilson:

The 2.5 g was interesting. Initially, at the planning table they were talking about 4.5 g non-cumulative amounts, so it could have been 4.5 g of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl for example. From a policing perspective that is something we pushed back very strongly on. The compromise was cumulative 2.5 g and that is opioids, cocaine, MDMA and all of the drugs listed in my opening comments, that is, all of the major drugs. Interestingly, it does not include benzodiazepine. When we did our training for our members we did not send them out on the streets with scales. We did training where they had images and most of our members will have a good sense of what 2.5 g looks like and we encouraged them to use their discretion.