The Crisafulli Queensland government has become the first state government to outlaw pill testing, after rushing legislation through parliament late last night (18 September). On Thursday, the Queensland LNP government rushed through legal amendments to the Medicines and Poisons Act, officially banning pill testing across the state. As a result of the amendments, the state’s Health Director-General has lost their ability to “grant or renew” substance authorities if their purpose is pill testing. Miles added, “Everyone can see how pill testing helps connect people with health professionals and helps make sure that they’re not taking substances that will kill them. They later opened two permanent clinics in Bowen Hills and on the Gold Coast, making Queensland the first state to do so.