ACT gives OK to pill testing

THE ACT will allow pill testing at the Groovin’ the Moo music festival in Canberra.

Chief Minister Andrew Barr has given the green light for a trial at the event on April 28 at Exhibition Park.

He said governments had a responsibility to not only prevent drug use but also to support initiatives that reduced harm associated with drug use.

The decision was welcomed by the ACT Greens, which have been pushing for pill testing outside music festivals.

“Pill testing saves lives,” Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury said in a statement.