Peter Dunne’s so called medicinal cannabis reform is a scam and it’s no victory

ByMartyn Bradbury

Hey man, Dave’s not here man.

So Dunne has rolled out his attempt to inoculate the fury at his decision to make Helen Kelly suffer and be a criminal in her final days of life.

And it’s such a scam.

Here’s the truth.

The corporate mainstream media claim this is a huge victory.

It. Is. Not.

All that Dunne has announced is that he won’t need to sign off on patients attempting to get pharmaceutical cannabis or non-pharmaceutical cannabis, he’s passing the buck and ducking from getting the blame.

All this means is that Ministry of Health officials will sign these off and there is no way or means for this patients to get raw cannabis to smoke or use for their pain relief.

If you get non-pharmaceutical cannabis signed off by a Specialist, you will then need to pay $3000 for an import licence on top of an incredibly long and difficult process of importing non-pharmaceutical cannabis knowing the whole time customs could step in and charge and arrest you for drug smuggling.

This is only a victory for the Pharmaceutical companies, it does nothing to stop the worst parts of prohibition damaging our society and it does nothing for those in pain needing medicinal cannabis now.

How the media have allowed themselves to be conned into pretending this is some sort of win is simply sad and a total lack of understanding on their behalf of the issue.

Let’s remember that Dunne and National are getting away with this because Labour and Greens are too frightened to argue for effective change, but let’s also acknowledge that the corporate mainstream media manipulate everything. Check this out. When it’s Andrew Little arguing for change, it’s Snoop Dogg time, when the Government announces it, it’s a serious issue.

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10 Comments

  1. You’d think for someone like Dunne who holds liberal democracy as his ideology, that he’d be for decriminalization.

    What a sad excuse for a politician. I guess free lunches from tobacco companies are more important

    1. the only ideology Dunne has is Dunne-ism.
      I take a step further back (as a starting point). There’s been a nasty incremental creep over the years (through the use of regulations, and by other means) that Ministers to make decisions that are better placed in the hands of the Public Service or the Judiciary.
      Ministers are making decisions on matters such as immigration, or concerning industry (i.e. MPI).
      They excuse themselves by not being allowed to comment on ‘operational issues’ when it suits them.
      The use of medicinal cannabis should never have been put in the hands of Munsters such as Dunne in the first place.

  2. Kia ora,

    The govt is trying to make themselves look progressive / compassionate, when in fact, it appears that the govt’s stance has not been legal in the first place, as highlighted by RNZ in the below.

    http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/323067/govt-stance-on-medical-cannabis-'unlawful‘

    They have not shown any interest at all in easing access previously; presumably with TOP and the Greens indicating they will bring in cannabis reform, the govt is trying to make it appear as though there is no need.

  3. Wouldn’t it be fabulous if Gareth Morgan came out and supported the legalization of cannabis.

  6. Hi Martyn,

    And so the NZ Herald’s attacks on Andrew Little continue and appear to be getting more personal (jealous, angry)…since the announcement of the election date.

    Here is a collection from the NZ Herald today….

    Claire Trevett:-

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11797063

    “The jealous Little took on the role of Paris,…”

    Barry Soper:-

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11797011

    It was as though the more he yelled, the more ferocious the gravel voice sounded and the more the arms were flayed around the more intimidated his prey would become and he’d finally use the word that his attacker so wanted him to whimper – crisis.

    Angry Andrew Little and his band of weary warriors have clearly decided the new year would force the admission from the suits and garish colours flashing at them from the opposite side of the bear pit.

    Perhaps Martyn you should start a daily and cumulative piece leading into the election highlighting the daily personal attacks run by the Herald on Andrew Little.

  7. This is a victory for Dunne because people will think he’s done something significant.

    In talking about when changes would actually be implemented he raved on radio about every single day something wasn’t done was one day too many for those suffering.

    Speedy Pete coming out with crap like that thinking we would think he was the saving Angel instead of that other word starting with a, Arsehole.

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