Is the recent ban on animal testing of legal high products a fatal blow to the development of a legal market for ‘low‐risk’ psychoactive products in New Zealand?

Rychert, Marta; Wilkins, Chris

doi:10.1111/add.12853

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“…The amendment revoked all interim product approvals and retail licenses and was passed in just one day (6 May 2014), without any public consultation process or Select Committee stage. The amendment also prohibited the use of animal tests for the purpose of assessing the safety of products, imposing a significant hurdle to the future viability of the regime .…”

Section: Countermobilizing For Changementioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding the development of a regulated market approach to new psychoactive substances (NPS) in New Zealand using Punctuated Equilibrium Theory

Rychert

Wilkins

2018

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Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) helps explain how New Zealand's Psychoactive Substances Act (PSA) policy first emerged on the political agenda and how the initial positive tone of expert support for reform shifted to a tide of popular criticism during the interim regime. However, with its emphasis on explaining agenda-setting, PET does not account for the legislative design shortcomings of the PSA.

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confidence: 99%

“…The decision followed ongoing public protests against licensed retail outlets and harms associated with the interim‐approved products . The PSA remains in force but no product has been approved to date, largely due to the restrictions imposed on the use of animals to test products .…”

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confidence: 99%