Here is the video from the keynote event from Cannabis Awareness Week: ‘Cannabis and Alcohol: Is Prohibition Rational?’

part 1 - Introduction, John Sellwood

part 2 - Chris Fowlie, President, National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws in Aotearoa/New Zealand (NORML NZ)

part 3 - Pauline Gardiner, Founder, Well Trust and Former MP for Wellington Central, National Party of New Zealand/United New Zealand

part 4 - Ross Bell, Director, New Zealand Drug Foundation

part 5 - Rt. Hon. Jim Anderton, Associate Minister of Health for Alcohol and Drugs and MP for Wigram, Jim Anderton's Progressive Party

part 6 - Professor Kevin Dawkins, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Otago

part 7 - Nandor Tanczos, List MP, Green Party of Aotearoa/New Zealand

part 8 - Wrap-up with John Sellwood and audience questions part 1

part 9 - Q & A part 2

part 10 - Q & A part 3

part 11 - Q & A part 4

part 12 - Q & A part 5

The full details of the event were as follows: ‘Cannabis and Alcohol: Is Prohibition Rational?’ open lecture and roundtable discussion with Ross Bell (Director, New Zealand Drug Foundation), Pauline Gardiner (Founder, WellTrust; former National/United MP, Wellington Central), Chris Fowlie (President, NORML New Zealand), Nandor Tanczos (Green Party MP, Hamilton), Kevin Dawkins (Professor of Criminal Law, University of Otago), and Hon. Jim Anderton (Progressive MP, Wigram; Associate Minister of Health), a public discussion on: the relative evidence of harms from alcohol and cannabis use, whether or not current policies are working to reduce harm, and the place of harm minimisation in government policy toward alcohol and other drugs, moderated by award winning investigative journalist John Sellwood (TV One CloseUp)

The event was held on Thursday 1 May, 2008 at the Otago University St. David Lecture Theatre

Click the link below to listen to the audio only (right click to download):
mp3 audio file