Legal cannabis vs. black market: Can it compete?
Oct 17, 2018 21:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Oct. 17 launch of legal recreational cannabis in Canada brings many challenges. Retailers are now worrying about possible product shortages or web site glitches. Governments are still debating how to handle amnesties,...
The Modern Slavery Bill is a start, but it won't guarantee us sweeter chocolate
Oct 17, 2018 21:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Is the Modern Slavery Bill at present before the Senate onerous? It is if you are Nestle, because it might make your product more expensive. Or so it suggests in its submission to the Senate inquiry. The bill will...
Now cannabis is legal, let's use it to tackle the opioid crisis
Oct 17, 2018 21:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The legalization of cannabis for adult use in Canada is one of the biggest national public policy shifts that many of us will ever witness in our lifetimes. This historic change in drug policy was proposed by the...
Oct 16, 2018 15:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Two new polls have Labor maintaining a commanding lead as the parliament goes into a fortnight that will see a flurry of new government legislation, including to outlaw discrimination against gay students. Newspoll...
Australians care about animals – but we don't buy ethical meat
Oct 16, 2018 15:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Australians clearly care about animal welfare: our research has found 92% shoppers in Sydney considered animal welfare to be important. However, when we look at the distribution of market share of so-called high-welfare...
Fixing a broken process for nominating US Supreme Court justices
Oct 16, 2018 14:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
President Donald Trump has nominated two Supreme Court justices during only 19 months in office. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stated after Brett Kavanaughs confirmation that Trump might have the opportunity to...
We need a new human right – to protect our freedom to live without threat from the skies
Oct 16, 2018 14:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
In little more than 100 years, humans have radically transformed the sky: chemically, territorially and militarily. In this increasingly contested space, technological developments are accelerating the transformation. New...
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