Posts by Joe Boden
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Hard News: Cabinet and the Reeferendum, in reply to ,
And there is plenty to discuss. Tax, could it create a perverse outcome for example?
Is this process of cannabis reform by referendum also an opportunity to take stock and look at our democratic health? How sophisticated is contemporary propaganda if there is even any at play?
And I like how Portugal didn’t just make cannabis reform the cool hipster thing to twitter about. They had a go at proper drugs law reform.
It's worth noting that Portugal's problem was primarily linked to opiate addiction. One of the things that we have not done well so far in the debate on drug law reform is being able to articulate clearly what problem we are trying to solve.
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Hard News: Who are the medicinal…, in reply to Craig Young,
Family First telling porkies about cannabis psychosis?! Can it be…well, yes, it is: https://thespinoff.co.nz/science/26-07-2019/family-first-rebuked-for-non-fact-based-activity-over-cannabis-psychosis-claims/
I got quite a few messages thanking me for that. :D
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Hard News: Who are the medicinal…, in reply to Craig Young,
Apparently, cannabis law reform initiatives are being directly funded by liberal US billionaire George Soros!!! Oh look, everyone… conspiracy theories…: https://www.familyfirst.org.nz/2019/07/george-soros-real-crusade-legalizing-marijuana-in-the-u-s-and-nz/</q>
Where's my cheque? :D
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Hard News: Who are the medicinal…, in reply to Craig Young,
Bob McCoskrie’s doing his yeah but no but routine on medicinal cannabis again: https://www.familyfirst.org.nz/2019/07/medicinal-cannabis-false-hope-for-chronic-pain-sufferers-pain-doctors/
It’s starting to look like FF and the National Party are being backed by Pharma, who were the largest financial backers of the anti-cannabis lobby in the US. It’s well past time to have some investigative journalism into the extent to which the Pharma lobby is already at work here.
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The NZMJ has accepted our letter responding the FF's press release. If you'd like a copy email me at [email protected]. I can't post it here due to copyright restrictions.
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Hard News: Cabinet and the Reeferendum, in reply to ,
And among other things, I wonder how exactly the regulation is going to stop children from smoking dope. Will it be more or less a cut and paste of the regulation currently in place to reduce alcohol harm on children?
The Canadian idea is control of the supply chain. Currently, any 15 year old in NZ who wants to buy weed can get it. With control of the supply chain, that gets harder. The question is whether that can be achieved.
As for alcohol regulations, we pretty much don't have any (apart from age of purchase, which is broken).
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Hard News: Cabinet and the Reeferendum, in reply to Moz,
Family Fist is concerned about violent behaviour? Talk about the worm turning, whatever happened to “god given right to punch children in the face”?
See, that's ok, so long as you are not high. :D
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We're currently preparing a letter to counter Family First's misrepresentation of the evidence around cannabis and psychosis (which they want to link to violent behaviour). I'll keep you all posted.
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Hard News: Cabinet and the Reeferendum, in reply to andin,
Haha Im sure. I just hope he learned something from the conversation. Though that does take a willingness to admit when you are mistaken in a belief and Im not sure he has that ability, but I dont know the man personally.
Based on the brief conversation I had with him, you may have better luck hoping for a unicorn. ;)
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Hard News: Cabinet and the Reeferendum, in reply to andin,
Haha snap
My Thanks to Joe and Allison for thatAt about 10.30 this morning my office phone rang. It was Bob McKoskrie, and he was not in a good mood.