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Link
of
the
Week:
Cannabis
policy
report
makes
front
page
news
in
New
Zealand
7/24/97
On Monday, July 21, the New Zealand Drug Policy Forum Trust, a distinguished
group of academicians and clinicians, released a discussion paper concerning
the cannabis (marijuana) policy of the island nation. The paper, authored
by DRCNet member Dr. David Hadorn, recommended several alternatives to
Prohibition, ranging from civil fines in place of criminal sanction, to
a system of regulation, under which adults could buy cannabis legally from
licensed vendors.
NZDPFT's paper was front page, headline news in the Evening Post, and
the story was picked up by the NZPA for distribution throughout New Zealand
and possibly to Australia. Hadorn was interviewed on three national radio
programs and appeared on the Nightline television program. Reportedly,
the Minister of Health was hand-carried a copy of the report by a Ministry
staffer working on drug policy, and there was significant interest in the
report within the Parliament.
The full text of the report is available on the web site of the New
Zealand Drug Foundation at http://www.nzdf.org.nz/
-- follow the Cannabis Discussion Paper link. While you're there, join
the online Discussion Forum and take part in the international drug policy
debate. The report is also available on the Lindesmith Center web site
at http://www.lindesmith.org/dpft/.
Other members of the New Zealand Drug Policy Forum Trust include Dr.
Robin Briant, Auckland Hospital senior physician, Professor Fred Fastier,
University of Otago emeritus pharmacology, and Professor Norman Sharpe,
Auckland Medical School medicine department head.
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Issue #4, 7/24/97
Past Alerts: Oregon activists are fighting back against recriminalization | Proposition 200 | International Blackmail: The word from down under is... BUSTED -- US State Department is exposed blackmailing Australia to resist reform | Link of the Week: Cannabis policy report makes front page news in New Zealand | Organization News: One new Advisory Board members signs up, while another bids farewell but not goodbye | Media Alert: Good discussions of medical marijuana and the crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparity by the New York Times | Quote of the Week
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