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AAP
Health
Jacob Shteyman

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Huff and puff warnings over drug laws lack substance - Caught on Camera

Safety advocates say there are no signs decriminalising drugs in the ACT has made the problem worse. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

Canberra was tipped to become "the drug capital of Australia" after the ACT decriminalised personal use of illicit substances.

But 12 months on, safety advocates are not noticing any ill effects.

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