Dutch Minister of Justice: “The Netherlands is becoming a narco-state” Voice of Europe 29 August 2019 Family First Comment: “Tackling the drug economy and the crime that accompanies it requires endurance, joint dedication and long-term effort.” Sounds like a war on…
Canada racks up 400-tonne cannabis mountain after production binge NZ Herald 25 November 2019 Family First Comment: This is the supposed ‘success’ of legalisation…. “Cannabis inventories came to almost 400 tonnes at the end of August, enough to cover two-and-a-half years…
Stuff co.nz 24 November 2019 Family First Comment: the Faculty of Pain Medicine (part of Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists) was also advising doctors not to prescribe medicinal cannabis, as research showed its effects to be “disappointing”. “At the…
Muskoka Region 25 November 2019 Family First Comment: “Kehl was, at the time, a heavy cannabis user, consuming the then-illegal substance throughout the week and twice before the incident.” #cannabisviolence The man accused of the brutal stabbing and beheading of his…
NZ Herald 21 November 2019 Four-year-old Shannon van Zyl is one of a growing number of children spending long hours in childcare as parents struggle with long working hours and Auckland traffic. An Auckland childcare company says it plans to…
NewsHub 21 November 2019 Family First Comment: “This is an organisation which receives a huge amount of money from the Government and I think they should be focused on health promotion and prevention of things like pot smoking, tobacco and vaping”…
Colorado mum Jo worked in youth drug prevention, educating young people about the risk behaviours. During this time, her ‘high achieving, compliant’ teenage son tried to commit suicide. His older brother saved his life. At the emergency room, the social…
NBC News 3 December 2018 Family First Comment: In Colorado, the Drug Policy Alliance found, the number of black juveniles arrested on marijuana charges grew after legalization. In 2016, a Colorado Department of Public Safety analysis found that black people living in that…
MercatorNet 20 November 2019 Family First Comment: Many highly successful health education campaigns in this country have aimed at changing behaviour. Fewer people now die of smoking. Campaigns like ‘Slip, Slop, Slap’ have reduced the incidence of skin cancers in young…
Stuff co.nz 19 November 2019 Family First Comment: There is plenty of help available for people who want to transition – but precious little for those who then change their minds. There is so little acknowledgement that not everyone who transitions…
