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Parliamentary Questions
NANDOR TANCZOS to the Minister of Justice: Since the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 came into effect, how many offences relating to cannabis have there been, for every year and category? Read Answer >>
NANDOR TANCZOS to the Minister of Justice: How many people have been convicted of crimes relating to cannabis, every year since the introduction of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, and for what type of crime have they been convicted? Read Answer >>
NANDOR TANCZOS to the Minister of Police: How many people have been arrested for crimes relating to cannabis, since the introduction of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, by year and type of crime? Read Answer >>
NANDOR TANCZOS to the Minister of Justice: Since the current Labour and Alliance Government came to power, how many people have been arrested for cannabis offences, by category of offence? Read Answer >>
NANDOR TANCZOS to the Minister of Justice: Since the current Labour and Alliance Government came to power, how many people have been convicted of cannabis offences, by category of offence? Read Answer >>
NANDOR TANCZOS to the Minister of Police: How many police hours were spent, by region, enforcing laws relating to cannabis for each category of personal cannabis offences and commercial cannabis offences in 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1990 and 1980? Read Answer >>
NANDOR TANCZOS to the Minister of Justice: What was the average age of a person convicted for each category of personal cannabis offences and commercial cannabis offences detailed by region, employment status and ethnicity in 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1990 and 1980? Read Answer >>
NANDOR TANCZOS to the Minister of Justice: How many people have been convicted, detailed by region, ethnicity, gender, employment status and age, for each category of personal cannabis offences and commercial cannabis offences in 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1990, 1980? Read Answer >>
NANDOR TANCZOS to the Minister of Justice: How many people were in prison, detailed by region, ethnicity, gender, and age, for each category of personal cannabis offences and commercial cannabis offences in 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1990 and 1980? Read Answer >>
NANDOR TANCZOS to the Minister of Justice: What was the total legal aid bill, and what proportion of it was used to defend cannabis related charges, detailed by region for each category of personal cannabis offences and commercial cannabis offences in 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1990 and 1980? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Justice: How many people have been convicted for possession of less than 28g of cannabis in each of the last three years, broken down into age range, gender and ethnic groups? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Justice: What is the total legal aid bill and what proportion of that is used to defend cannabis-related charges? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Education: What advice, if any, do school boards of trustees receive from the Ministry of Education on the management of drug education and drug issues more generally? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Education: How much Government funding is currently provided for drug education, and specifically with regard to cannabis, what is the nature of that education, and who is the target audience? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Education: How many children and young people were suspended or expelled from school or cannabis-related offences in each of the past three years, what were their ages, and what regions are they in? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Education: What is the ethnic break down of the children and young people suspended or expelled from school for cannabis-related offences in each of the past three years, and what proportion of those children have been provided with comprehensive rehabilitation
services? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Health: How many providers currently deliver drug rehabilitation and treatment to people under the age of 30, who are they, and where are they located? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Police: What is the estimated time spent enforcing the current cannabis laws in each of the past three years? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Police: On average, how many police hours are spent processing a case of cannabis possession? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Police: In each of the past three years, how many times have helicopters been required on cannabis recovery missions, what is the cost per hour, how many police are normally involved, and what is the average cost of each of those operations? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Justice: In each of the past three years, how many warrants have been obtained to enable surveillance of telephone lines associated with drug cases? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Justice: How many cannabis convictions result in periodic detention, community service or probation, and what is the cost to the taxpayer of providing such supervision? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Justice: What is the average sentence passed down to a first time offender convicted of the use or possession of less than 28g of cannabis? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Justice: How many people have been processed through the courts on cannabis-related offences in each of the past three years, which courts were they processed in, and how many resulted in custodial sentences? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Justice: How many people have been processed through the courts on cannabis-related offences in each of the past three years, which courts were they processed in, and how many resulted in non-custodial sentences? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister for Courts: How much court time and what proportion of court costs have been spent on prosecuting cannabis cases in each of the past three years? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Justice: How many New Zealanders are currently in prison for cannabis-related offences, broken down by age, gender and ethnicity and what is the average term they are serving? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Justice: How many New Zealanders are currently in prison for the personal use of cannabis, broken down by age, gender and ethnicity, and what is the average term they are serving? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister for Economic Development: Has he received any advice on the potential economic benefits of developing a commercial hemp industry in New Zealand, and would he support initiatives designed to kick-start the industry? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Police: How much Government funding has been dedicated to assessing the cost-effectiveness or overall impact of policing total prohibition of cannabis, and what official reports have comprehensively assessed or analysed these matters? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Health: How many deaths orinjuries have occurred as a result of alcohol in each of the last three years? Read Answer >>
TIM BARNETT to the Minister of Health: How many deaths and injuries have occurred as a result of cannabis in each of the last three years? Read Answer >>
STEPHEN FRANKS to the Minister of Health: Can she reconcile her claim that 1996 figures indicate that only ``21% of school students and 15.6% of the Dutch population had tried cannabis'', with the report (MacCoun et al) in Science Vol 278: 47-52 (1997) that in the Netherlands ``16-17 year olds 5% used marijuana 1984, 30% in 1996; 18-20 year olds 15% used marijuana in 1984, 44% in 1996''? Read Answer >>
STEPHEN FRANKS to the Minister of Health: What steps has she taken to establish whether there may be a more effective legal framework for reducing cannabis-related harm, as referred to in her letter of 25 July 2000 to the Executive Director of the Independent School's Council? Read Answer >>
STEPHEN FRANKS to the Minister of Health: How many, and what are the possible strategies to reduce cannabis-related harm which must all be considered, referred to in her letter of 25 July 2000 to the Executive Director of the Independent Schools Council? Read Answer >>
STEPHEN FRANKS to the Minister of Health: What are the sources of the figures used and referred to in her letter of 25 July 2000 to the Executive Director of the Independent Schools Council comparing cannabis use in the Netherlands and New Zealand? Read Answer >>
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