Our handy new table lists the penalties you could get in NSW for possessing different quantities of the most common drugs.

Most of society doesn’t realise this stuff happens. Shane is a peer worker who lives and breathes NUAA’s mission to advance the health, rights and dignity of people who use drugs. Unfortunately, Shane is regularly stopped by police and his healthy fear of police means he can barely breathe around them — which makes him look even more suspicious.

Regardless of whether we’ve done something wrong, none of us like dealing the police. When stopped by the police, it can be difficult to know what you should do, which is why it’s important to know what your rights are when dealing with the police

Check out what the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights and the NSW OTP Clinical Guidelines have to say about your rights.