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Alcohol Law Reform Bill

14 Sep 2011 | Speech | Sue Kedgley MP
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Alcohol lobbyists expose pitfalls of FTAs

26 Aug 2011 | Press Release | Sue Kedgley MP

Attempts by overseas corporations to scuttle New Zealand efforts to reduce the harm of alcohol should be strongly resisted, Green Party alcohol spokesperson Sue Kedgley said today. More

Kevin Hague's speech on the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill — Third Reading

04 Aug 2011 | Speech | Kevin Hague MP
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KEVIN HAGUE (Green) : Tēnā koe e hoa. I begin by saying that the Green Party in many senses agrees with our Labour colleagues—and I paraphrase somewhat here—in saying that the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill contains provisions that are a daft, counter-productive waste of time and effort. More

Kevin Hague speaks on the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill in Committee

02 Aug 2011 | Speech | Kevin Hague MP

This Supplementary Order Paper enables the Minister of Health to gazette a notice to actually prohibit that from sale. Is that what we want? I guess we would say that sodium chloride is not psychoactive. There is a psychoactive substance called C2H5OH, which is ethanol. Is it intended that the Supplementary Order Paper will be used for that? More

Amputee’s arrest poor use of police time

11 Jul 2011 | Press Release | Metiria Turei MP

The Green Party is advocating for the Government to adopt the Law Commission's recommendation that police shouldn't prosecute people for using cannabis medicinally, after a North Island amputee was arrested on the weekend. More

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