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First up on Marijuana Media on 95bFM this week, the NZ Police continue to prioritise law enforcement against cannabis growers and providers, with two “major investigations” in Northland and the Waikato seizing $10 million of cannabis and $17 million of property (NZ Herald). Organised Crime Groups appear involved. Green MP Chloe Swarbrick this week released figures from the Police showing they intend to spend $949k on their Aerial Cannabis Eradication programme which involves spraying poison from the air, potentially on medicinal crops, and most districts oppose as a waste of resources. The funding is up $300k on last summer.
Paddy Gower’s On All The Drugs screened on Tuesday night and is now online at Three Now. It follows last week’s Wasted documentary by Guyon Espiner (available on RNZ and TVNZ On Demand) which led the Minister of Health Andrew Little to admit our drug laws are “certainly not ideal” and “criminalise a lot of behaviour that possibly isn’t criminal”, although he said the Government has no social licence for further reform. Graeme Tuckett reviewed both on Stuff this week, noting “both come down unequivocally on the side of decriminalisation”. Sarah Helm in the Spinoff said Guyon Espiner: Wasted “throws down the gauntlet on drug reform”. There was more at the NZ Herald and
