Monday, 12 April 2021, 2:18 pm
More than 25 health and social service organisations,
charities and prominent individuals are today calling on the
Government to urgently overhaul the Misuse of Drugs Act and
treat all drug usage as a health issue.
The
open letter, signed by a broad range of organisations
including the New Zealand Medical Association, Public Health
Association, Auckland and Wellington City Missions, Mental
Health Foundation, JustSpeak, Hāpai te Hauora and the
Māori Law Society, urges the government to update drug laws
to ensure the wellbeing of all our communities.
“As
it stands, the Act is not fit for purpose,” JustSpeak
Press Release – Joint Press Release More than 25 health and social service organisations, charities and prominent individuals are today calling on the Government to urgently overhaul the Misuse of Drugs Act and treat all drug usage as a health issue. The open letter , signed by a broad range …
More than 25 health and social service organisations, charities and prominent individuals are today calling on the Government to urgently overhaul the Misuse of Drugs Act and treat all drug usage as a health issue.
The open letter, signed by a broad range of organisations including the New Zealand Medical Association, Public Health Association, Auckland and Wellington City Missions, Mental Health Foundation, JustSpeak, Hāpai te Hauora and the Māori Law Society, urges the government to update drug laws to ensure the wellbeing of all our communities.
Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 6:31 am
In research released by The Helen Clark
Foundation today, 69% of voters wanted cannabis to be
decriminalised (20%) or legalised (49%). Only 30% of
respondents thought our cannabis laws should stay the same
or get tougher.
NZ Drug Foundation Executive
Director Sarah Helm said: “The research released today
shows the public is overwhelmingly dissatisfied with the
status quo, with the vast majority of voters wanting either
legalisation or decriminalisation of cannabis. While the
referendum proposal on a specific approach to legalisation
was narrowly voted down last year, 39% of those who voted
against it in the referendum actually want cannabis
decriminalised.”
“We continue to see thousands of