Penington Institute champions an open, rational, and compassionate approach to building and sharing knowledge to reduce drug-related harm.
We push for an effective regulatory framework for cannabis defined by public health goals, with priority placed on targeted prevention, education, and treatment.
Penington Institute produces Australia’s Annual Overdose Report to demonstrate the nature of the overdose crisis and to support change to reduce drug-induced deaths.
Victorians want to stop valuable police time from being wasted on enforcing outdated laws against personal cannabis use. In new polling by Penington Institute (conducted by independent research firm YouGov), just 5% of respondents identified pursuing Victorians for personal cannabis use as a good use of Victoria Police time and
Download IOAD Partners’ Report Penington Institute is proud to release the 2025 International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) Partners’ Report, showcasing the extraordinary global effort to end overdose and honour the lives of those we have lost. This year’s campaign theme – One big family, driven by hope – captured the
Penington Institute’s Cannabis in Australia 2025 report reveals an urgent need for governments to take back control of Australia’s fragmented and inconsistent cannabis markets, by embracing reforms that follow the evidence, minimise harm and maximise public benefit. Download report The flagship annual report shows that while medicinal cannabis continues to
Victorians want to stop valuable police time from being wasted on enforcing outdated laws against personal cannabis use. In new polling by Penington Institute (conducted by independent research firm YouGov), just 5% of respondents identified pursuing Victorians for personal cannabis use as a good use of Victoria Police time and
Download IOAD Partners’ Report Penington Institute is proud to release the 2025 International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) Partners’ Report, showcasing the extraordinary global effort to end overdose and honour the lives of those we have lost. This year’s campaign theme – One big family, driven by hope – captured the
Penington Institute’s Cannabis in Australia 2025 report reveals an urgent need for governments to take back control of Australia’s fragmented and inconsistent cannabis markets, by embracing reforms that follow the evidence, minimise harm and maximise public benefit. Download report The flagship annual report shows that while medicinal cannabis continues to
Penington Institute convenes the world’s largest annual campaign to end the overdose crisis. International Overdose Awareness Day falls on August 31 each year.
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