Posts by Scott Chris
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Hard News: Keeping our heads on "bath salts", in reply to Russell Brown,
I don’t think that degree of regulatory action is culturally possible in case of alcohol.
Yes alcohol is preciousss and we wants it my preciousss.
Thing is, if all drugs were legal people wouldn’t need to resort to sniffing propane or suffer the allegedly horrendous come down wrought by ‘bath salts’. (not to mention the apocryphal sanguinary munchies….)
Crap drugs are a bi-product of crap regulation. The market, if allowed, would select the best drugs.
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Hard News: Keeping our heads on "bath salts", in reply to Russell Brown,
If you want no regulation or quality control of drugs, that’s up to you.
So the black market supplies quality controlled drugs? In my opinion there should be more emphasis placed upon personal liability (seller) and personal choice (consumer).
However that doesn’t mean no regulation. I’m in favour of a complete ban on advertising and displaying any psychoactive substance and with access to businesses selling said goods restricted to those over 18. That would mean plain packaging and no booze, for instance, in supermarkets or dairies. That kind of regulation is enforceable and effective imo.
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Hard News: Keeping our heads on "bath salts", in reply to Russell Brown,
Have you read the policy? It’s a substantial advance on what we’ve had.
No I haven't. Correct me if I'm wrong that it still doesn't amount to selective prohibition.
End result - little Jonny's gonna take a trip to the tinny house rather than buy legal synthetic pot. Advance? Not in my book.
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Perhaps the new regulatory regime for psychoactive substances will break New Zealand out of this vicious cycle.
Crikey Russell, I wouldn't have picked you as being a passive advocate for prohibitionary policy.
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Hard News: Judge Harvey: My part in his downfall, in reply to Russell Brown,
Nat Torkington argues that Harvey shouldn't have had to stand aside
Yup. In the given context the US doesn't literally mean 'the USA' and the enemy doesn't literally mean 'the foe'.
On the other hand you can see why an American would feel differently to being referred to as 'the enemy' than would a Kiwi. Unfortunate choice of words.
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Field Theory: JK is back, in reply to John Holley,
Pat Lam has set up a great foundation for JK to exploit.
Not sure how you came to that conclusion. The Blues have never been this poor.
Good luck to John Kirwan.
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Hard News: Higgs Live!, in reply to Chris Waugh,
Thanks Chris. Nice to have such well informed comments in this forum. Certainly the local tree variety (amongst other materials) available would have affected the technology one would think. Hadn’t occurred to me.
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Hard News: Higgs Live!, in reply to Jake Pollock,
Actually, I just looked through my notes and can’t find the Tasman account
This sketch of a double-hulled waka was made by Abel Tasman in his journal while at Tongatapu in 1643.
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Hard News: Higgs Live!, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Don’t you be starting them off
with homoeopathy allusionsLuckily for us, unlike the universe, water has a selective memory which means it can remember the 200C dilution of duck liver but forget all the poo it’s previously contained.
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Hard News: Higgs Live!, in reply to Ross Mason,
And, I have this wee suspicion that It doesn’t give a razoo about us either. But that is athiest talk. Rational but.
On the other hand the universe from big bang to cold oblivion would have been slightly different had you not been a part of it. In other words, the universe bears your immortal impression whether it likes it or not. (hope it doesn't mind being personified)
Same could be said of how human history ultimately turns out. Y’know, chaos theory and all that. Stating the obvious but there you go.