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Friday, November 22, 2019
Witnesses in Civil Cases - the Consequences of Not Calling and of Not Cross-Examining - A Paper Presented to the Pacific Islands Lawyers Association, Auckland, 22 November 2019
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Monday, November 19, 2018
The Forthcoming Referendum on the Growing and Supply of Cannabis for Personal Recreational Use
Presently before the Parliament is the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill which would facilitate easier access to cannabis-based products for medical reasons. Currently, such use requires Ministerial approval on a patient by patient basis. On the horizon however is a much more radical and wide spread reform. In exchange for Green Party supply support after the 2017 General Election, the present Government has committed to holding a referendum before or at the next Election in 2020 on whether the law should be changed to allow the growing and supply of cannabis for personal “recreational” use. More...