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Law Commission Review of the Misuse of Drugs Act |
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See the Law Commission website: http://talklaw.co.nz/talkdrugs
Download Summary Document (6 KB)
'Controlling and Regulating Drugs' Full Issues Paper (3.7 MB)
"Modernising New Zealand's drug law" - New Zealand Drug Foundation comments on the Misuse of Drugs Act review http://tiny.cc/u8mfq
The Drug Foundation is urging people to have their say in the review by the due date of 30 April. Anyone can make a submission on the drug law review by writing to the Law Commission, or providing feedback on the Commission's website www.talklaw.co.nz.
Additional resources to support people making submissions and detailed analysis of the Law Commission's proposals, will be published on the Drug Foundation's drug law review website www.drugfoundation.org.nz/moda.
Nine To Noon Fri, 12 February
Drug law review
- With Deputy Law Commissioner, Warren Young. Co-chairmen of the National Committee for Addiction Treatment and chief executive of Odyssey House, Auckland, Chris Kalin. And Peter Dunne, Associate Minister of Health. (duration: 26′37″)
3News - Charlotte Tonkin - 11 Feb 2010 The Law Commission is angling for the most radical shake up of drug laws in 35 years.
Potheads to be forced into rehab
Stuff.co.nz - John Hartevelt - 12 Feb 2010
Chronic pot-smokers will be forced into rehabilitation, with the Government supporting a proposal in a new Law Commission
New Zealand Herald - David Eames - 12 Feb 2010 Anyone wanting to import or manufacture the latest "party pill" will first have to have the product approved
Stuff.co.nz - John Hartevelt - 11 Feb 2010 LEGALISING POT: The report says there is "no reason why cannabis should not be able to be used for medicinal purposes
TVNZ - 11 Feb 2010 A high powered legal team is calling for cannabis laws to be softened, with the penalties reduced for those caught with a small amount of the illegal drug.
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