October 2020

Stuff co.nz 29 October 2020 Family First Comment: “employers were worried about what a law change could mean for workplace safety,

NewsTalk ZB 29 October 2020 Family First Comment: A perfect summary from someone IN the media… “I\’ll be disappointed if it\’s

The New York Times 26 October 2020 Family First Comment: “marijuana is becoming increasingly potent, and smoking marijuana carries many of

The Epoch Times 27 October 2020 Family First Comment: An excellent summary of what happened to Pueblo in Colorado after legalisation.

Global News 20 October 2020 Family First Comment: A dangerous and flawed report from Canada where euthanasia has been legal since

Stuff co.nz 20 October 2020 Family First Comment: “Cannabidiol (CBD oil) is already as easy to buy online as clothes.” So

The Guardian 20 October 2020 Family First Comment: DISTURBING. The real drugs agenda – revealed….. “Cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines should be

Forbes 2 October 2020 Family First Comment: Big Tobacco becomes Big Marijuana “Altria has long acknowledged that tobacco consumption is declining

Radio NZ News 16 October 2020 Family First Comment: Most of the respondents believed that legalising recreational cannabis will have

NewsHub 15 October 2020 Family First Comment: The hidden advice says \”there would almost certainly be unintended and unanticipated consequences of

Media Release SayNopeToDope NZ 16 October 2020 The SayNopeToDope campaign says that the government has not been open and transparent

I was born in to a middle class working family in the suburbs of Vancouver,BC, Canada. My teenage years were

NewsHub 13 October 2020 \’Fear\’ v \’families\’ on the campaign trail In part, the weaknesses of the yes campaign are

Stuff co.nz 15 October 2020 Family First Comment: Nice 🙂 “Both referendum questions have been a regular feature… He and other

NZ Herald 14 October 2020 Aaron Ironside gives us his thoughts on the Cannabis, Legislation and Control Referendum. Aaron is

Radio NZ News 15 October 2020 Family First Comment: These sorts of stories cause serious concern for Aaron Ironside, who leads

NewsRoom 14 October 2020 https://www.newsroom.co.nz/ideasroom/cannabis-referendum-misses-the-point David Menkes is alarmed at how the current debate has scarcely mentioned cannabis-induced psychosis. He

Stuff co.nz 14 October 2020 Family First Comment: Great decision! “According to a report to the committee more than half the

Stuff co.nz 15 October 2020 Family First Comment: Disturbing… “In the early stages of the End of Life Choice debate in

Stuff co.nz 15 October 2020 Family First Comment: “there is no ‘bright-line’ test to clearly distinguish disability and terminal illness, and

BBC News 14 October 2020 Family First Comment: When they argue that there is no slippery slope, ignore them. They’re either

Otago Daily Times 14 October 2020 Family First Comment: Robert Hamlin is a senior lecturer in the department of marketing at

Stuff co.nz 15 October 2020 Family First Comment: Good coverage here…. “Māori, like other communities, do not have a singular view

Pacific Media Network 12 October 2020 Family First Comment: Ahdar believes over time this act could get broadened with input from organisations

Tearaway 12 October 2020 Family First Comment: The voice of NZ youth!! So many good points… • A late-2019 University

Book club viewpoints: “No” to cannabis Capital October 2020 Family First Comment: Dr Graham Sharpe ONZM FANZCA is a specialist anaesthetist

Helen Clark criticises Medical Association after \’very late\’ clarification on cannabis stance TVNZ One News 13 October 2020 Family First

Kiwi convicted of mother\’s death hopes for pardon if euthanasia referendum passes TVNZ One News 13 October 2020 Family First

Stuff co.nz 13 October 2020 Family First Comment: Another great commentary from Mike Yardley “ In a nation racked with

NewsHub 13 October 2020 Family First Comment: Well said Dr Daly 👏👏 Papakura GP Dr Mary Daly says there is no

NZ Herald 12 October 2020 Family First Comment: “The message that seems to have got lost in the furious \”evil\”

Stuff co.nz 12 October 2020 Family First Comment: “There appears to be a rather naive expectation that the current industry will

Family First Comment: Stephan Dahlgren is a former Head of Child Protection Section, UNICEF Zambia and Human Rights Focal Point for

NewsRoom 12 October 2020 https://www.newsroom.co.nz/page/do-cannabis-hangovers-impair-you-at-work Do the effects of cannabis mess with cognitive ability for days after use and are

Grant Avery was New Zealand’s ‘Risk Management Professional of the Year’ 2017, and is the author of ‘Project Management, Denial,

NZ Herald 10 October 2020 Family First Comment: I will probably vote no because the criminal law sends the clearest possible

Radio NZ News 10 October 2020 Family First Comment: Yep – coercion of the law, justice and health all working hand