NZ government funds drug checks at live music events
“There is clear evidence that having drug-checking services at festivals changes behaviour and reduces harm," says NZ's health minister
News By IQ | 26 October 2021
New Zealand’s government has put NZD 800,000 (€494,000) towards recreational drug checks at festivals and concerts. While pill testing in the country has operated to some extent for years, the Labour government only legalised operations in December 2020 to allow for pill testing at last year’s summer festivals.
However, due to a lack of funding, the country’s main provider of drug testing services wasn’t able to operate at most major events.
NZ’s health minister says the new funding will…
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