“How much would pill testing services cost to run, and who would be doing them”

As much as the rent-seekers could squeeze out of it. Big Government is costly.

The really silly thing about the pill testing nonsense is that, if anyone is detected by police in possession of illicit drugs, the drugs are confiscated, the person is arrested or reported, and charged. But, duh, at a music festival, it would be OK for the same offenders to rock up to a testing booth and say, “Hey, I'm in possession of illicit drugs. Don't take them off me. Don't Arrest me. Don't charge me for possession. Just test them and see it's safe for me to take them”.

How stupid are these people!

Try to be positive
First offense six months, no way around it
During that time softer prison education and trips to big prison as part of it
Take all cash and property from them
No way around it
Second offense all of the above but big prison two years
No on going costs no judges being bribed no or far less drug dealers
POLICE trapped with dirty cash five years loss of every cent including super
End the trade no fooling around

Toni quote: "No, because that could potentially be dishonest."

Glad you got the gist of my point. There's no way reason to believe there is reliable people testing the pills.

More youth die on our roads from stupid actions each year than from taking drugs.
Josephus,
My guess is that the majority of those were under the influence of drug & alcohol. There is no excuse for voluntarily & deliberately consuming drugs to get "high".

To Toni Lavis.

Regarding teaching from Jesus or from bibical teachings the same verses that apply to not getting drunk, and to be sober minded can be applied to any other mind altering drug. Since most drugs taken at a party are for the high feeling, not for pain, health or any other reason, the reason to not take the drugs at the party applies. The verses where Jesus says to obey the laws of the land and respect the authorities who rule over you can also be applied to not take illegal drugs, thereby ignoring the laws of the land. There's even a teaching that for believers who believe in God and in Jesus to have the Holy a spirit in them, therefore to not harm their bodies which now contain the Holy Spirit.

If you want the verse references I can look them up for you. But the over all statements of drinking verses partying and getting drunk can be applied to taking drugs at a party instead of staying sober minded.