The Police Minister has been told he was unwise to say New Zealand First was responsible for blocking the testing of pills at events.
Stuart Nash believes drug testing would save lives but told 1 NEWS he's failed to legalise it in time as the season for summer music festivals approaches.
He says it's because of New Zealand First’s opposition, and Winston Peters hit back.
"I think it's better to tell people that drugs and drug experimentation is an awfully risky and dangerous thing to do," Mr Peters said.
Last summer, 62 per cent of people surveyed at festivals said they'd bin their drugs if testing revealed they were not what they thought they were.
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