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After a quiet spell in the news on account of, well, other stories, cannabis and what to do about it staged a modest headline revival this week. First there was this Stuff report on a journal article by Massey University researchers Marta Rychert and Chris Wilkins on how the cannabis referendum campaign unfolded. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s decision not to reveal her position on the cannabis debate during election campaigning could have been a "decisive factor" in last year’s referendum, academics believe. The article in the  Drug and Alcohol Review isn't freely available, but I've...

Ardern's refusal to take sides 'may have been a decisive factor' in cannabis referendum - experts Newshub 8/03/2021 © Video - The AM Show; Images - Getty Kathy Errington on The AM Show. The campaign to legalise cannabis last year might have failed because of Labour's "self-imposed neutrality", despite their voters being overwhelmingly in favour of change. A new poll, conducted by UMR and backed by the pro-legalisation Helen Clark Foundation, found 81 percent of Labour supporters are in favour of legalisation or decriminalisation, behind only the Greens (93 percent). Most National support...

"It came down to about 67,000 votes so it was very close," Helen Clark Foundation executive director Kathy Errington told The AM Show on Tuesday.  "Any number of things could have swung it. It's very hard to campaign in favour of something that is illegal because it is very hard for people to come out and say that they're doing it, and that they like to do it and they don't want to stop.  "There's a whole lot of reasons that campaign was very, very tricky. Nonetheless it is what it is - the result is there and we did reject that proposed legal framework." 

Whoa, but can monica crowley you back that up? here is she is in new york city for meghan mccain and kirsten powers tonight. >> long history of bad blood between the clintons and the obama mass. more important reason why the president does not want hillary clinton to be the nominee or president. barack obama has been joking for seven years about wanting a third term. the only way he can get that third term is by installing somebody he can control. that would be his vice president. he knows he cannot control bill. he certainly cannot control hillary. >> now we are in to dr. evil conspiracy theo...

The national rifle association, of course, opposes that treaty. the vote in the general assembly was 154 in favor, 23 abstaining, and only 3 opposed. the three countries in complete agreement with the national rifle association on this treaty are iran, north korea and syria. so all of you patriots out there paying your dues to the nra are doing so now in complete support of iran, north korea and syria's opinion on that treaty with the united nations. on wednesday in maryland, the house of representatives voted 78-61 to pass a strict new gun and ammunition control bill. the bill would require t...