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Kevin McCready

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:12:26 +1300

I liked Graham's post and applied it to Peter Dunne.

nzlemming

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 23:01:45 +1300

It'd look rather crass and hypocritical if Weldon and Christie ditch 3D, while at the same time going completely sunk-cost on what's left of Scout. Bonus points if they go cap in hand (again) to the Beehive.

That story seems to have been pulled. The URL redirects to the base…

david westcot

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 17:49:08 +1300

`Yup. I’d go further and say that it’s both a health problem and a human right, like any number of ways to harm yourself that abound in society But I’m not going to hold my breath that even quite switched on people will grasp this, so long have we been…

Alfie

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 13:08:37 +1300

I suspect your post may have been intended for another thread Graham as it doesn't make a lot of sense in this context.

While the continuing widespread use of synthetics is an important issue, it's interesting to note that neither the Herald or Stuff appear to have any coverage of…

Graham Dunster

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:35:32 +1300

Same situation as the reaction to the Paris atrocities – populist disinterested politicians in charge lash out as it's easy and they assume it'll make them look good, but all it does is intensify the problem/s. The drug war has been a ridiculous snafu since its inception, your reporting on…

BenWilson

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:20:50 +1300

The proof is there that criminalisation does not work. Drug use is a health problem. Our lawmakers need to grasp that simple truth.

Yup. I'd go further and say that it's both a health problem and a human right, like any number of ways to harm yourself that abound in…

Alfie

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:17:47 +1300

That was one of the better 3D programmes and it's a sad reflection on our legislators that this situation exists in New Zealand.

While Peter Dunne probably hadn't seen the programme when he made his comments, he is badly informed on two counts. Dunne's insistence that the market for this…

Bart Janssen

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 09:28:37 +1300

There is a genre of science fiction called cyber-punk that casually assumes a society where psychoactive drugs of all kinds are embedded. It's a dystopian future, full of casual death an a huge underclass that suffers horrendous conditions and are the primary market for every drug imaginable.

When reading such…

Kumara Republic

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 01:33:12 +1300

PS: That was a very important report from a programme about to be shitcanned by TV3’s management. We might want to think about that too.

It'd look rather crass and hypocritical if Weldon and Christie ditch 3D, while at the same time going completely sunk-cost on what's left of Scout.…

chris

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 22:11:13 +1300

Having now watched it, all I can bring myself to say is that – based on his perfunctory dismissal of serious New Zealand health issues – I find the generosity of spirit you show towards Peter Dunne pretty inspiring.

chris

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 21:23:16 +1300

Seriously Russell it’s like being stuck in a fricking time warp

On the flipside, now that six new substances are prohibited, will the matured demand for these ‘advantages’ simply tip some of these substances onto the black market, enhancing the web of criminality?

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Kids still be sidling up to…

Public Address

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 21:23:16 +1300

Discussion from blog post.