The Greens want to liberalise drug laws just as fentanyl arrives. Good.

The Spinoff Daily, Wednesday June 29

Jun 29

The Greens want to liberalise drug laws just as fentanyl arrives. Good.

A rash of fentanyl overdoses in the Wairarapa over the weekend show the danger inherent in our do-nothing approach to drug law reform, writes Duncan Greive.

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