Posts by debunk
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Hard News: Sorting out our thinking on drugs, in reply to BenWilson,
@Ben
It's called "growing up" and experimentation is happening everywhere, though mainly alcohol..interesting that reported this morning 50% Australian teenagers not bothering with alcohol - too busy socialising online. -
Hard News: Sorting out our thinking on drugs, in reply to BenWilson,
You're quoting the wrong person Ben. This Law is a dog. Compare it with ACC and the RMA. Confusing.
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Hard News: Sorting out our thinking on drugs, in reply to BenWilson,
Queues in the high street! None so far as I can see and plenty of future harm if these mixtures are withdrawn. Very provocative.
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Canberra rules (states differ)
Two plants for domestic use ($100 fine if discovered but highly unlikely in spaced out suburbs) and no criminal offence. No hydroponics.
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Hard News: Sorting out our thinking on drugs, in reply to Jacobin,
At last the US of A are on the right track with marijuana legislation albeit it seems carefully controlled. WRT "legal highs" consider the very small difference in organic structure between ethanol and methanol (Wikipedia shows this) and magnitude of lethal effect. That's the trick with these mimetics .. ban one and just change a small component and magic - you have a "new" product. Money for jam for these sellers once the chinese lab is in production. Hard work for NZ test labs to spot the differences and they don't seem too keen on doing it. In Oz, seem to recall an ex- technical employee who moved to Canberra into plush science job who had a nice little pot plant on the back deck. Seemed to be okay for domestic consumption there ..a decade or so ago and not threatening re dicovery so far as I could see.
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Hard News: To be expected, in reply to Steve Barnes,
@Sacha
Do we really want to have a government solely comprised of List MPs?
I think not. Need some accountability to electorates, provision of electorate services, personal investment in the community served etc. NZ needs some sort of FPP for transparency and community connection. I question fat Government management and media salaries which are draining precious funds from electorate infrastructure and essential services. See it in Christchurch rebuild. -
Hard News: To be expected, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Harder to be elected -and more expensive - and probably more democratic because stats can be gathered etc. on voters, gender, socioeconomic status etc. Hard to know what decision processes are used for List appointments. One always suspects the New Zealand tradition of jobs for friends and apprentices - particularly in universities and govt .... Labour leader election was a good change I thought.
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Let's hope you're right Steve. Good article by Hugh Pavletich today "New Zealand's Bubble Economy Is Vulnerable" .. that's the problem here and neither Mana nor the Maori Party have any firepower to avoid it ..and Labour just looks so weak. Not to say similar problems in UK and Australia. Corporate power. I really dislike the phrase "New Zealand Inc." The backlash against National will not be "sizable" because there is no credible alternative being presented to the "back pocket" voter. My opinion.
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As one of the first Green Elected counsellors in Local Government I don't feel that I am being especially Mean or Sickening..the Greens will do what it takes, and they are not the Party of a decade ago (which in some ways is a good thing). Not meaning to stir but all I am trying to say is that Labour should be more friendly and accommodating because they NEED THE GREENS onside and the current Green crop of list MPs is smarter and younger than the Labour lot, manyof whom should retire and get some fresh ..?? (brains, attitudes, energy, knowhow).. in there. Sad situation as I see it at the moment. Greens also need to get elected rather than rely on the List. Just my opinion.
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Suspect the folk flooded out again in Christchurch would be happy with any fund raising method to speed up relief!