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If I were a member of the Labor Party now, and thank God I am not, it would be a source of great embarrassment to me that I had been part of a system that shamelessly works in the hypocritical way of the New South Wales Right. That epitomises what we saw over the last few days. It seems to me that through that process of misrepresentation, as Mr Connolly knows, people have been put in awkward situations. We have even had suggestions that there has been no rigorous scientific study. I will mention just one, because I have referred to it a couple of times. The first rigorous scientific study of the medical benefits of cannabis was published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine in 1975. Cannabis was demonstrated there to reduce nausea and vomiting resulting from cancer chemotherapy. A number of other studies have subsequently confirmed these findings.
Rather than continuing on this line and taking members through until later this evening - as members would be aware, I could easily do that - I think it is appropriate for us to allow this debate to be drawn to a conclusion. It ought to be, for the Minister for Health in particular, with a sense of shame.
Clause negatived.
Bill, as amended, agreed to.
Sitting suspended from 5.46 to 8.00 pm
SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION
Papers
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer): Madam Speaker, pursuant to section 6 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989, I present subordinate legislation in accordance with the schedule of gazettal notices for criteria for direct grant of crown leases, determinations and regulations.
The schedule read as follows:
Land (Planning and Environment) Act -
Determination of criteria for direct grant of Crown lease - No. 154 of 1994 (S282, dated 5 December 1994).
Land (Planning and Environment) Regulations (Amendment) - No. 41 of 1994 (S275, dated 29 November 1994).
Liquor Act - Liquor Regulations (Amendment) - No. 40 of 1994 (S272, dated 28 November 1994).
Taxation (Administration) Act - Determination for the purposes of the Business Franchise (Liquor) Act 1993 - No. 152 of 1994 (S274, dated 28 November 1994).
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