Kyle Sandilands calls for cocaine to be legalised and sold in Chemist Warehouse stores in Australia

Kyle Sandilands has wildly called for cocaine to be legalised in Australia and sold at Chemist Warehouse stores, reigniting the debate over the nation’s illicit drug laws.

The shock jock suggested the white powder should be stocked at the popular pharmacy during his radio show, Kyle Sandilands Live, on Wednesday.

“What I think they should do with the cocaine is this: Stop trying to stop people snorting coke, put the fucking cocaine for sale at Chemist Warehouse, so it’s pure, it’s a full gram,” he said.

“If you really cared about people’s lives, you would decriminalise it, and I reckon people would probably slow down buying it.”

His controversial comments drew varied reactions from listeners on whether selling the drug in a controlled environment would reduce risky drug use.

“Safety controlled is better than underground zero control,” one listener said.

Another questioned: “If it’s such a dangerous drug, why would you sell it on the shelf at a chemist behind the counter? That’s stupid isn’t it?”

Former criminal turned journalist Ryan Naumenko said: “This is ridiculous...Coke use shouldn’t even be joked about.”

It comes after Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett called for a renewed discussion about the country’s illicit drug use, its links to organised crime and the impact on national security.

“As AFP Commissioner, I strongly believe Australia needs to have a renewed conversation about organised crime and illicit drugs,” she wrote in an opinion piece for The Nightly .

“Australians take too many illicit drugs, and it is absurd how much money users are willing to pay them.

“Our first line of defence must always be to educate the community about the harms of illicit substances and to warn them not to take them.”

The Australian Capital Territory is the only jurisdiction in Australia where small personal-use amounts of cocaine and other illicit drugs are legal.

However, possession of cocaine in the ACT is still unlawful, and police can confiscate the substance.