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Sixteen prospective amici curiae, or friends of the court, also made submissions to join the case, with 14 supporting the decriminalisation effort and two opposing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday 1 September after hearing the two counsel for the five intervening respondents &#8211; Cause for Justice and a coalition of four organisations &#8211; the court ruled that it was satisfied that the intervenor applicants made out a case for intervention and they are allowed to intervene as respondents in the case.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court&#8217;s decision regarding the admission of the 16 amici stood over to Tuesday 2 September, with the judge, on Monday, indicating his inclination to whittle down the number of amici. 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