Time for Change Survey and Report

29 Legalisation and regulation of drugs Just over a quarter of people (27.1%) supported the legalisation of ALL drugs, which would result in their availability through legal and regulated markets (see Figure 11). Comparatively, half (49.2%) only supported cannabis legalisation, 24.1% supported the decriminalisation of psilocybin mushrooms, 19.2% supported MDMA decriminalisation, and 16.2% supported LSD decriminalisation. For people who did not support the decriminalisation of all drugs, attitudes towards which drugs should be decriminalised and/or legalised were notably consistent. Figure 11. Support for legalisation and regulation Recommendation #10 We recommend that the Australian Government establish a federal legal regulation framework for cannabis to replace the current prohibitionist approach, and commit to exploring legalisation models for other currently illicit substances.