NZ Herald 4 March 2020 Family First Comment: Excellent commentary by National MP Harete Hipango… “This is the reality of the people and communities I have worked amidst throughout my …
Kate Hawkesby: Legislation will never stop a black market
NewsTalk ZB 28 February 2020 Family First Comment: Exactly. ‘Legalisation’ increases the demand and use, while ‘regulation’ simply empowers the black market because drug users don’t do ‘regulation’! Never have. Never …
Study shows cannabis consumers are unaware of its actual effects
Yahoo News 4 February 2020 Family First Comment: “People are using cannabis and cannabinoids for everything and anything, and we don’t have enough systematic research on whether it’s effective for …
Pro-life advocates take to Auckland streets as Abortion Legislation Bill progresses
TVNZ One News 2 March 2020 Over 2000 pro-life activists marched up Auckland’s Queen St at the weekend, to show their opposition to abortion reform. They were making a stand …
Rate of U.S. college students using marijuana at 35-year high
MarketWatch 5 September 2019 Family First Comment: Disturbing.. “ About 43% of full-time college students said they used some form of pot at least once in the past year, up from …
Carolyn’s story – “I tried to end my life after my abortion”
19 years ago, 17-year-old Carolyn made a permanent decision to a temporary problem. She was unexpectedly pregnant, and she mistakenly thought that an abortion was the only solution. After the …
Teen use of cannabis has dropped in New Zealand, but legalisation could make access easier
The Conversation 21 February 2020 Family First Comment: Cannabis use has been declining in many Western nations where cannabis use remains illegal, including New Zealand. This appears to be part of …
Mixing weed, alcohol and driving: The ‘unanswered question’ in the cannabis referendum
NewsHub 22 February 2020 Family First Comment: This is a situation where one plus one actually equals a lot more than two. People don’t realise that the combination of alcohol and …
Number of teens trying cannabis drops, new figures show
Radio NZ News 21 February 2020 Family First Comment: Great news. Similar to drops in smoking, teen sex and teen abortions. Don’t legalise drugs and mess up the positive trend. “previous …
Legalising cannabis: Supporters, opponents take swipes at each other as polls show knife-edge decision
NZ Herald 21 February 2020 Family First Comment: McCoskrie attributed the decline of the ‘yes’ vote to the strength of the ‘no’ campaign so far, including a 24-page pamphlet that had …