by EllenR | Jul 7, 2020 | Cannabis, In the news
New Zealand Herald political reporter Derek Cheng takes a look at the findings of the cannabis expert panel, including health and social impacts, and comparisons to overseas examples of legalisation. Read the article on the NZ Herald website See the cannabis evidence...
by EllenR | Jul 7, 2020 | Cannabis, In the news
Juliet has led an expert panel of academics, researchers and health and social experts – co-chaired by Auckland University Professor Tracey McIntosh – in gathering information on the possible impacts of legalising cannabis. Political reporter Derek Cheng from the New...
by EllenR | Jul 7, 2020 | Cannabis, In the news
Juliet sat down on TVNZ’s Breakfast show to discuss the new website launched today by the OPMCSA: an evidence summary called Legalising cannabis: What does the evidence say? “This was actually a request from the Prime Minister, who thought that it was...
by EllenR | Jun 25, 2020 | COVID-19, In the news
Reports of a more transmissible strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus should be interpreted with caution, say experts including Juliet. A preprint paper from late April suggests that variants of the virus with the D614G mutation are more infectious, but the spread of this...
by EllenR | Jun 24, 2020 | In the news
Dr George Slim, a consultant for the Office, writes in Build magazine about ‘why science really does matter’. George explains the role of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor and how science underpins evidence-based decision making in Aotearoa...
