Breaking Bad: Government won’t cut back on tobacco because it will lead to more ram raids but will allow meth precursor to be sold and that won’t create more ram raids???
Mungo no understand.
National dumped the Smoke Free amendments because they argued reducing tobacco outlets would lead to a massive spike in crime at the remaining shops, yet they are allowing the meth precursor back into shops DESPITE being specifically told ACTs policy would see a jump in ram raids on pharmacies…
Officials back planned return of pseudoephedrine sales but suggest meth production increase
Officials have advised Associate Health Minister David Seymour, who leads the Misuse of Drugs (Pseudoephedrine) Amendment Bill, that the move comes with risks including a potential increase in domestic meth production, a higher likelihood pharmacies would be ram-raided and the potential for improper use.
…we must not have ram raids for tobacco, but we must encourage ram raids for meth?
I’m confused and feel I’ve woken up at a KKK rally wearing a trans rights T-shirt – how on earth can both arguments for tobacco and meth be so wrong?
What allowing Pseudoephedrine to be sold back over the counter will generate is a new homebake industry as smaller players locked out of global supply chains move into the market.
ACT are the Party that knows the price of everything and the value of nothing!
Just to be crystal meth clear here, ACT’s solutions are MORE machine guns and MORE meth precursor ingredients?
The market will work out the rest will it?
LET’S COOK!
ACT always claim they support small business, but supporting the local meth trade? I did not have that on my bingo card.
This isn’t social policy, it’s the plot to Breaking Bad.
I honestly don’t know what the fuck is going anymore.
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There’s no evidence to support Nationals bullshit decision but we all know they are sluts for power so they are happy to rollover for their coalition partners and Dirty Dodgy Casey.
Again Seymour is a repugnant individual but I don’t see this as that bigger deal. Even the Greens supported this policy didn’t they? We are being distracted from way bigger issues like genuine nepotism. Bill English will have more money than the Catholic Church at this rate.
No need for ram raids as we will be able to get more meth than we need from Fiji and Samoa along with the cheap labour for the employers.Ban tobacco and supply patches then man the border to stop the meth imports problem solved .However the police will have to remove the patches under the new law and customs is being trimmed to the bone so met will be free flow buy next year