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NZ budget
I was just looking through details of the first NZ ‘well-being’ budget.. announced yesterday; with all the talk about ‘relaxing’ cannabis laws & maybe other changes too; it was good to hear, they are putting $1.9billion (ring-fenced) extra, into mental … Continue reading
Legal misinformation
I watched the debate of, the second reading of the; Substance addiction (compulsory assessment & treatment) bill today, before NZ parliament. This is designed to replace the current outdated legislation from 1966. The law if/when enacted will potentially create up … Continue reading
Law change
I watched the 1st reading debate of a new bill introduced into NZ parliament last evening.. ‘Substance Addiction (compulsory assessment & treatment) bill. This will replace an act from 1966 (50 years old & well out-of-date) ! The debate talked … Continue reading
Just let them suffer ?
I’m reading several stories recently about children with epilepsy, being denied access to cannabis drugs OR having to travel overseas to get them.. instead being told that they have to be given Steroids or other ‘more traditional’ medicines. Patients with … Continue reading
Addiction – First nation
I watched a documentary today, about.. Opiate addiction amongst Canadian ‘First nation’s people’. In a ‘featured’ community area, it seems that opiate use is widespread, with many interviewees saying they used ‘Oxycontin’ & other similar drugs on a daily basis. … Continue reading
End the Drug War in Aotearoa/NZ 