Posts by Russell Brown
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There's also 20 year-old Alisha Butt, who has hers funded by the Northland DHB as of last month.
The whole thing needs sorting out, frankly.
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Hard News: Media Take: Medical cannabis…, in reply to mpledger,
I can't speak for Greg and he has no obligation to say, but a few people have had success via Work & Income and ACC.
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Stephanie Rogers, a respondent to the precursor survey, has written an extremely revealing post about where the questions came from – and what questions were picked up from the precursor survey for the ‘Kiwimeter’.
I’m still taking it in, but it looks like something very weird and wrong has gone on here. Sheeeeit.
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Hard News: Friday Music: The Beatles'…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
In the Arts Precinct the government's giving you, has anyone thought about music venues, shared spaces, art cafes, etc? Or is it all institutional?
It seems such an obvious need.
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Hard News: Paths where we actually ride, in reply to Pat,
I use the current Grey Lynn Park to Richmond Rd route. If it is to be improved then I hope that includes provision for the privacy of the pensioner who lives in the flat next to the driveway between Sackville and Westmoreland street
That's a very fair point. It should.
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Hard News: Paths where we actually ride, in reply to Julie Fairey,
Agree with this Bart – the case for shared spaces providing more business not less seems to be clear from the evidence, even if it has yet to win over everyone *cough* High St *cough*.
Unity Books!
Apparently a bookshop with a large window display doesn't want more foot traffic.
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Hard News: Media Take: Medical cannabis…, in reply to BenWilson,
So about $700/month for the lowest dose and 3 times that much for maximum dose? With a minimum of $1400 per purchase. Expensive, definitely.
Huhana said she’d been able to source for as little as $1100, a month but that was still a lot more than the tramadol-morphine-etc cocktail she gets funded by the government.
The thing that annoys me is that appears that a significant influence on Pharmac’s decision not to fund was the expert advisory committee’s poorly-founded advice as to its potential for diversion.
People. You’re funding morphine.
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Hard News: Media Take: Medical cannabis…, in reply to mpledger,
A person need only apply to the Ministry of Health to get sativex.
Where officials will probably approve it. A recent OIA showed 105 approvals out of 120 applications. It's unusual for the use of an approved product to require so much jumping through hoops, but advisors are convinced it's "desirable and divertible".
To get raw cannabis or any other cannabis product, that needs approval of the Minister of Health (but in effect it’s delegated to Peter Dunne).
There's zero chance of raw cannabis being approved, but the category is "non-pharmaceutical grade", which includes products that are merely sold as medical cannabis in US states.
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Hard News: Media Take: Medical cannabis…, in reply to bob daktari,
the site says 12 sprays a day is the maximum daily dose
Yeah, four would be a low-ish dose. Part of the problem is that it only sells in the 3 x 10ml pack, so it's quite an outlay for someone who may well be on a benefit.
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Hard News: Media Take: Medical cannabis…, in reply to Andrew Geddis,
Caveat, but. In that interview Dunne mentioned that it may not be “lawful” to take medpot out of the US due to Federal law. Not sure if that was a warning to travelers (“you may be busted in the US”)
He does seem to be correct, according to Airsafe:
Can I fly with medical marijuana if I have a prescription? – No. Federal law does not allow any kind of marijuana, whether it is medical or recreational marijuana, on airliners or in the secure parts of the airport terminal (beyond the TSA screening stations), and it does not matter if you have a prescription for medical marijuana.
This advocacy group says there are “marijuana friendly airports”, including Oakland and San Francisco, who will let people fly with medical marijuana if notified in advance, but also cautions against international travel.
Mind you, they both seem to be talking about raw plant. I doubt you'd be stopped with Sativex.
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