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Wednesday, October 07, 2020
Cannabis Bill Not the Right Reform
I have previously written about the Cannabis Bill referendum on my Blog on two occasions. This is the third. My justification is that the referendum is close and recent public debate has clarified the issues. The report by the “panel of experts” chaired by the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Adviser and the further report by the New Zealand Drug Foundation also raise concerns as to whether the public is receiving full, accurate and sufficient disclosure of the potential harm that cannabis causes to health, particularly the young. The distinction between legalization and decriminalization is also not fully appreciated. Hence this further (and final) posting, which was the subject of a presentation to the Auckland Rotary Club on 5 October. More...