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Private Pill Testing At Australian Festivals Faces Government Opposition

March 1, 2016

As the Australian music festival scene tries to recover from a plague of issues in recent times, two experts have taken it upon themselves to sort out the rampant drug issue by initiating trial runs of drug tes...

Evolve Festival Will Now Test Your Drugs At The Venue

Sanjana Ajith

December 21, 2015

FS News

The step Shambhala Festival took was one that probably saved many lives, and now yet another Canadian festival is going the sensible way. Evolve Festival in Nova Scotia is another one of he festivals in Cana...

Three Police Officers Tested Positive For Drugs At Stereosonic

Anupama Khedkar

December 7, 2015

FS News

Things don't seem to be looking up for Stereosonic. After the death of Sylvia Choi, the attendee who lost her life due to presumed drug abuse at Stereosonic this year, there were many drug testings conducted...

Peking Duk Vocalize Their Support For Drug Testing At Music Festivals

Anupama Khedkar

December 7, 2015

FS News

The Australian duo is all for some hard reduction measures at festivals. The buzz around this edition of Stereosonic is yet to die down; everyone seems to be reeling from the tragic events that took place a...

An ER Doctor Talks About The Effect Of Drugs At Music Festivals

Anupama Khedkar

December 2, 2015

FS News

Dr. Caldicott believes in harm reduction measures at festivals, instead of shutting them down altogether. In light of recent events at Stereosonic, where a 25-year-old festival goer lost her life along with...

15,000 Drug Test Kits Were Smuggled Into Mysteryland This Year

Sanjana Ajith

November 4, 2015

FS News

In a strange role reversal, an organisation risks prison time to smuggle 15,000 drug test kits into this massive EDM festival. The Bunk Police, founded by Adam Auctor, produces Substance Testing Kits, and fi...

Is Drug Testing More Useful Than Banning Drugs At A Music Festival?

Anupama Khedkar

August 28, 2015

FS News

Unlike most festivals, Shambhala Music festival takes a difference approach to substance on festival grounds. Shambhala Music Festival, held in British Columbia, Canada, is great for many reasons. It offers...

Shambhala Has Its Own Brand Of Non-Judgemental Drug Testing, And It Works

Sanjana Ajith

August 20, 2015

FS News, International

With its Harm Reduction Tent, Shambhala Festival, Canada has really hit upon a logical solution for the steadily increasing number of drug-related issues music festivals face. This is how drug testing at festiv...

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