New Zealand Drug Policy 2010-2020: Lessons from missed opportunities for drug reform

In 2008 the New Zealand Law Commission began their review of the Misuse of Drugs Act. The comprehensive report that took 3yrs to complete, was published in 2011. It made numerous recommendations for drug law reform, including rescinding the MDA 1975 and replacing it a new drug law under Health. The step forward for New Zealand never happened....why? This episode is also available as a blog post: https://julianbuchanan.wordpress.com/2020/10/16/new-zealand-drug-policy-2010-2020-the-lost-opportunity-for-drug-reform/