J Day midday today Auckland Albert Park
If we want real cannabis reform, the simple truth is that we can’t rely on spineless and gutless politicians who are so easily swayed by the vested interests that profit from prohibition.
We must do it ourselves.
Speakers today will be
Cannabis activist Pearl Schomburg
Nurse Ceejay from Auckland Patients Group
Olivia Montgomery from harm reduction group DeepSpace
Greadon from Hemp for Victory
Chris Fowlie from the Hemp Store & NORML
Martyn Bradbury – Editor The Daily Blog
+100 Good Post….looks like a great meeting!…sorry i could not have been there
….most NZers want cannabis legalised , especially for the sake of those in pain and the elderly…it is an abuse and human rights violation that it is not due to the vested interests of BIG PHARMA and the medical profession
‘Doctors Get Paid to Prescribe More Opioids’
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/05/09/opioids-doctors-prescriptions-payments.aspx
‘Prince’s death drug prescribed to New Zealand’s elderly’
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/83570824/princes-death-drug-prescribed-to-new-zealands-elderly
“The drug that killed popstar Prince is being prescribed to New Zealand’s elderly in record numbers, prompting a warning from the Government health watchdog.
The spike in prescriptions of fentanyl – a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin – is being described as “opioid rain” by alarmed medical professionals.
An investigation has found rates of prescribing have doubled in rest homes in four years, while doctors are dishing out strong opioids to already frail over-80s around 10 times more often than to those under 65. Prescription rates varied wildly between regions….