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By Mike Hitch The proposed ‘War on Bottoms’ rages on as the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) vows to continue with amendments which solely regulate the …

While no conviction was recorded in this instance, the fine comes as the TGA continues to consult on a proposed poppers ban, which would make the possession, sale or use of the substance a criminal offence.

“We’re encouraging people to share their own experience in a written submission.”

The Therapeutic Goods Administration had already supported an interim decision to reclassify poppers into the same category as marijuana and heroin.

“Over 90,000 gay and bisexual men have used poppers in the last six months, and that’s a lot of people who would, almost overnight, become liable to fines or even prison.”

“Most men continued to have negative perceptions toward drug use within the gay community, although they held less negative views about their own drug use.”

“Nothing we’ve banned for the illicit drug marketplace has had much difference and this will be no different.”

The interim decision would see poppers moved into the same category as heroin, making the possession, sale, or use of the inhalant a criminal offence.

“Its role as a blood vessel dilator and muscle relaxant have enabled an entire generation of gay men – or anyone that has wanted to explore butt stuff – to comfortably have sex.”