Today's Fresh Blogs...

• Mayoral debate "burgled" by Christchurch Star

  Published: July 11, 2007, 8:14 pm

  Tags: Drug Policy, Burglary, Civics, Aquisative Crime

  the stuff of social capital.Drug policy, covering both alcohol and the currently illicit drugs, ought to be a major component of a rational crime control strategy, and crime control ought to be one of the dominant themes in designing drug policy. But none of the slogans now dominating the drug policy debate is adequate to the complex reality

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• Drug Use Among the Young Caused by Politics & Policy Failure

  Published: April 15, 2007, 6:12 pm

  Tags: Youth Issues, Drug Policy, Prevention Of Misuse, Civics

  is cited as the main policy area aiming to reduce drug initiation and continued use. The policy is predicated on the assumption that prevention efforts reduce drug use, but there is as yet no clear evidence showing that prevention has had this effect in the UK,' the authors conclude.The National Institute of Clinical Excellence

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• Every Man and His Dog runs for Mayor

  Published: August 24, 2007, 2:50 am

  Tags: Dog, Mayoralty, Drug Policy, Ccc, Burglary

  and account for the policy. As NZ's first candidate sponsored by a dog, Anderson declared his vested interests in community dog policy and announced that "as Mayor" he would move to make the government mandated 'microchips' a life time dog registration. "What does it cost to keep a name on a list, GOOGLE would do it for free!" he said.

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• Election Problems? Take Incarcerex as recommended by your physician

  Published: July 27, 2007, 10:15 pm

  Tags: Drug Policy Alliance, Elections

  Essential for meditating election success.....

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• On graffiti, pride and due process

  Published: July 6, 2007, 6:50 am

  Tags: Matrix Of Dysfunction, Tagging, National Drug Policy, Graffiti

  change is to be found in drug policy. 'bling bling... ' - ring any bells anyone. Graffiti, like Gangsta Rap is (just another) product of the matrix of drug policy dysfunction rendered upon all of us... one cannot discuss youth, gang violence and a myriad of other 'impediments to health promotion' without meeting a wall of resistance

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• The war on drugs has failed:Conference of Mayors

  Published: September 17, 2007, 10:28 pm

  Tags: Public Health, Mayoralty, Drug Policy

  a New Bottom Line in U.S. drug policy, a public health approach that concentrates more fully on reducing the negative consequences associated with drug abuse, while ensuring that our policies do not exacerbate these problems or create new social problems of their own; establishes quantifiable, short- and long-term objectives for drug

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• What Issues? Democracy's Litmus Test

  Published: September 21, 2007, 7:06 pm

  Tags: Cannabis, Stv, Drug Policy, Medical Research Council, Ccc, Lsd, Fpp, Pcp

  battle of persona over policy.Single Transferable Vote [STV] and First Past the Post [FPP] has to be reviewed in this term of governance and the candidates view on this issue is imperative to informed voter choice. It was 'Mayor Blair' Anderson who put the acid on this policy gap in 2021's Dr Megan Woods. Flummoxed at the Town Hall, she

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• Drugs prohibition is 'unworkable and immoral' says Chief Constable

  Published: October 16, 2007, 7:02 pm

  Tags: Transform, Drug Policy, Minister Of Police, Leap

  and regulation of drugs, as part of their submission to the drug strategy consultation being conducted by the [UK] Government. He also recommends that they affiliate to Transform Drug Policy Foundation [Founder, top cop Eddie Ellison who visted NZ see LEAP TOUR] The Authority meets on Monday 15 October to discuss the recommendations.

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• Drugs strategy debate 'is a sham'

  Published: October 21, 2007, 8:59 am

  Tags: Prohibition, Crime, Drug Policy, Govt Drug Policy, Politics, Gun Culture

  to the current New Zealand drug policy 'situation' / Blair current policy is fuelling a crime epidemic.drug prohibition has allowed organised crime to control the market and criminalised millions of users, putting a huge strain on the justice system.half of all property crime is linked to fundraising to buy illegal drugs.police claim that drug

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• Police Draw Weapons on 14yr old Boy on way to party.

  Published: October 27, 2007, 11:14 pm

  Tags: Guns, Teenagers, Community Safety, Unintended Consequences, Drug Policy, Occupation Force, Politics

  we forget, Terrorism and Drugs Issue are one and the same. You might recall the Woman [who lauded along with David Lange on Scoop], was also a British Cabinet Minister (and Drug Czar) who brokered the Irish [domestic terrorism] Peace Accord. She died November 2005. Her name was Mo Molam. Google her name and the word 'terrorism' and 'drugs' -

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• Reason, not 'White Rhino' that is endangered.

  Published: November 7, 2007, 5:14 pm

  Tags: Cannabis, Drug Policy, Armed Offenders Squad

  region, production of the drug in outdoor operations was estimated at $74 million in the Waikato, Mr McAlley said. (And the very reason all civic policy be held up to cost/benefit scrutiny) He defended the police's use of the armed offenders squad in downtown Hamilton during business and shopping hours. (Defended the use!, What rubbish, if

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• Here is how to talk about drugs! [British Medical Association]

  Published: November 9, 2007, 6:54 am

  Tags: National Drug Policy, Debate, Ethics, Drug Czar, Cognitive Functioning, Social Capital

  marginalisation of Kiwi Drug Czar and MP (Wigram) Hon Jim Anderton's propaganda machine along with his Ministry of Health's parlous 2006 drug policy' consultation. Read on, but be aware, this is both a precursor blog entry and a weapon of mass emancipation. Enjoy. The underlines are courtesy of your blogmiester, /Blair)The key aim of this

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• insightful.courageous.elegant.erudite.com(entary)

  Published: February 7, 2008, 7:22 am

  Tags: Law Commission Review, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Leap, Govt Drug Policy, Efficacy

  Forum on internatiopnal drug policy this week. A pity that the Law Commission didnt have anyone there. The MildGreens were represented by way of USA Greens champion Clifford Wallace Thornton jr. and LEAP, now with 10,000 'law enforcement' membership.Forum organizers noted that "over-reliance on law enforcement" criminalizes drug users

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• When will it be New Zealand's turn?

  Published: February 12, 2008, 1:15 am

  Tags: Scotland, National Drug Policy, Law Commission Review, Canvassing For Opinion

  of current anti-drugs policies as ministers prepare to draw up a new strategy to tackle the problem [The Herald, Scotland, UK]. Tackling scourge of drugs A proper evaluation of the effectiveness of the 12m a year we are spending on methadone is needed urgently, but there must also be agreement on what a drugs policy should achieve

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• Cannabis and ADHD Impaired Driving.

  Published: February 26, 2008, 8:02 pm

  Tags: Drug Policy, Driving, Adhd

  Cannabis normalized impaired psychomotor performance and mood in a patient with hyperactivity disorderScientists at the Department for Forensic and Traffic Medicine of the University of Heidelberg, Germany, investigated the effects of cannabis on driving related functions in a 28 year old man with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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