by juliet | Jul 7, 2020 | Cannabis, From the OPMCSA
Kia ora koutou Today we launch our cannabis webpage. This evidence summary won’t tell you how to vote – instead, it aims to support you to make your decision in the upcoming referendum on legalising recreational cannabis. The government has provided details of how the...
by juliet | May 30, 2020 | COVID-19, From the OPMCSA
Juliet Gerrard and Rachel Chiaroni-Clarke As the number of days with zero cases grows, and the chance of successful elimination rises to over 90%, we can begin to collectively breathe out and focus on a return to normal within our New Zealand bubble. With no vaccine...
by juliet | Apr 1, 2020 | COVID-19, From the OPMCSA, Science in emergencies
As the number of cases of COVID-19 skyrockets globally it’s tempting to dive into the wealth of data updated daily on the internet (thanks to initiatives like the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) coronavirus map) and do some DIY tracking of the pandemic across different...
by juliet | Feb 25, 2020 | Cannabis, From the OPMCSA
Kia ora koutou Cannabis has been in the news this past week, with new figures showing that fewer of our young people are trying cannabis, continuing a trend that has been seen since 2001. There have also been a number of reports on polling for the cannabis referendum,...
by juliet | Feb 14, 2020 | Equity, diversity & inclusion, From the OPMCSA
Kia ora koutou Over the last year, one of the focuses of the Chief Science Advisor Forum, in particular myself, Tahu Kukutai and Gary Evans, has been on building a bridge between the science advisory system and te ao Māori. This culminated last year in a hui with the...
