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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern lukewarm on further drug law reform


Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern lukewarm on further drug law reform
12 Apr, 2021 10:52 PM
5 minutes to read
PM Jacinda Ardern wants personal drug possession to be treated as a health issue. Video / Mark Mitchell
PM Jacinda Ardern wants personal drug possession to be treated as a health issue. Video / Mark Mitchell
Derek Cheng is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldderek.cheng@nzme.co.nz
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won t say whether she thinks a 1 per cent uptake for drug users engaging with health services is good enough in light of the Government s health-based approach.
She is also lukewarm on reforming the Misuse of Drugs Act, despite the widely-held view among those in the health and addictions sector - as well as a 10-year-old Law Commission report - that the law is long out of date and no longer fit or purpose. ....

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Coalition calls for health-based approach to drug use in open letter to Govt


Coalition calls for health-based approach to drug use in open letter to Govt
11 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
4 minutes to read
The referendum to legalise recreational cannabis was narrowly lost. Photo / Bevan Conley
Audrey Young is political editor for the New Zealand Heraldaudrey.young@nzherald.co.nz@audreyNZH
More than 25 health and social service organisations have banded together to call on the Government to repeal the country s drug laws, to drop penalties for use and to treat the use of drugs as a health issue.
The groups, including the New Zealand Medical Association, the Mental Health Foundation, the Public Health Association, the Maori Law Society, the Drug Foundation, Hapai te Hauora, and JustSpeak, have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Health Minister Andrew Little and Justice Minister Kris Faafoi. ....

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