Pages tagged "page-portfolio-Drug-Law-Reform"
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Green Party Bill to protect overdose emergency callers from legal risks receives cross party support
The Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Amendment Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament, marking an important step toward ensuring that no one hesitates to call for help in a medical emergency.
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Greens renew call for evidence-based cannabis regulation
The Green Party has renewed its call for evidence-based cannabis regulation, on the fifth anniversary of a referendum in which the public voted only narrowly against legalisation.
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Member’s Bill an opportunity to save lives
A Member’s Bill in the name of Green Party MP Kahurangi Carter which aims to prevent deaths from drug overdose, the Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Legislation Bill, has been pulled from Parliament’s ‘biscuit tin’ today.
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Green Party calls for law change to aid overdose response
The Green Party is launching a Member’s Bill that would allow people to call for help for someone experiencing a drug overdose without fear of criminal prosecution.
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Greens cheers community win to reduce alcohol harm
The Green Party is today celebrating the passage of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community Participation) Bill.
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Greens welcome Government joining the party to deal with disposable vapes
The Green Party are welcoming the Government’s announcement of regulations to curb youth vaping.
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Greens make progress on alcohol harm minimisation
The Green Party is tonight welcoming the progress made with Chlöe Swarbrick’s Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) member’s bill but disappointed Parliament has once again kicked the rest of the can down the road.
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