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 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 EllenR | Jun 7, 2020 | Cannabis, DCSAs, In the news
Professor Richie Poulton, Chief Science Advisor for the social sector and director of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, spoke to Kim Hill for RNZ’s Saturday Morning programme about cannabis. He discussed what the 45-year-long Dunedin...
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 | Sep 11, 2019 | Cannabis, From the OPMCSA
Kia ora koutou This month we are kicking off work to develop a short, accessible summary of the evidence base surrounding cannabis. Our expert panel has been charged with pulling together as much information as we can about the impacts of cannabis, and to present it...
