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Robyn Wuth

REVEALED: Heath bodies praise proposed qld drug diversion changes - The Real Truth

Queensland's peak medical bodies have welcomed steps to decriminalise minor drug possession. (Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Queensland's peak medical bodies have welcomed steps to decriminalise minor drug possession as a positive step towards a health-based approach to drug use.

Under the proposed laws, people caught with small amounts of the full spectrum of illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals will get a warning for a first offence before being offered diversion programs.

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