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In August 2007, as a result of emails from [[ACT on Campus]] members based loosely around the well known [[Dihydrogen monoxide hoax]] she sent a letter to Associate Health Minister Jim Anderton, asking if there were any plans to ban "[[Dihydrogen Monoxide]]", apparently not realizing that this is water.<ref>[[#refStuff20070913|Stuff 2007-09-13 (NZ Media)]].</ref><ref>[[#refDean2007|Dean 2007]].</ref>
In August 2007, as a result of emails from [[ACT on Campus]] members based loosely around the well known [[Dihydrogen monoxide hoax]], she sent a letter to Associate Health Minister Jim Anderton, asking if there were any plans to ban "[[Dihydrogen Monoxide]]", apparently not realizing that this is water.<ref>[[#refStuff20070913|Stuff 2007-09-13 (NZ Media)]].</ref><ref>[[#refDean2007|Dean 2007]].</ref>


In September 2007, the Social Tonics Association of New Zealand (STANZ) called for Jacqui Dean to step down from speaking on drug issues after she demonstrated - "<i>a lack of credibility in calling for the ban of dihydrogen monoxide (water.)</i>" STANZ Chairman Matt Bowden said - "<i>The DHMO hoax played on the member this week is not a joke, it highlights a serious issue at the heart of drug policy making. Ms Dean demonstrated a ‘ban anything moderately harmful’ reflex. This approach is just downright dangerous.</i>" - "<i>Jacqui Dean has clearly demonstrated a lack of credibility in her requests to the Minister to consider banning water; She has also seriously embarrassed her National Party colleagues who can no longer have confidence in her petitions to ban BZP or anything else."</i><ref>[[#refSTA20070915|Social Tonics Association 2007-09-15 (NZ Media)]].</ref>
In September 2007, the Social Tonics Association of New Zealand (STANZ) called for Jacqui Dean to step down from speaking on drug issues after she demonstrated - "<i>a lack of credibility in calling for the ban of dihydrogen monoxide (water.)</i>" STANZ Chairman Matt Bowden said - "<i>The DHMO hoax played on the member this week is not a joke, it highlights a serious issue at the heart of drug policy making. Ms Dean demonstrated a ‘ban anything moderately harmful’ reflex. This approach is just downright dangerous.</i>" - "<i>Jacqui Dean has clearly demonstrated a lack of credibility in her requests to the Minister to consider banning water; She has also seriously embarrassed her National Party colleagues who can no longer have confidence in her petitions to ban BZP or anything else."</i><ref>[[#refSTA20070915|Social Tonics Association 2007-09-15 (NZ Media)]].</ref>

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Jacqui Dean
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Otago
Assumed office
8 November 2005
Preceded byDavid Parker
Majority1995
Personal details
Born (1957-05-13) May 13, 1957 (age 67)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Political partyNational Party
SpouseBill Dean
ResidenceOamaru
Websitehttp://jacquidean.co.nz

Jacqueline Isobel (Jacqui) Dean (born 13 May 1957 in Palmerston North) is a New Zealand politician and the current Member of Parliament for the Otago electorate.

Early career

Dean has worked in a number of roles, including professional acting. She is perhaps best known as a former host of Play School, a children's television program, but has also acted on stage and been a radio announcer. She has also worked in the education sector.

Early in Dean's political career, she served on the Waitaki District Council, representing the Oamaru ward. She also unsuccessfully contested the mayoralty.

Member of parliament

In the 2005 election, she was the National Party's successful candidate for the Otago seat, a traditional National stronghold which had unexpectedly been taken by the Labour Party's David Parker.

She is currently a member of the Local Government and Environment Committee.

Drug policy

'Party pills'

Jacqui Dean campaigns for the banning of the sale of "party pills", namely Benzylpiperazine (BZP), over which Associate Health Minister Jim Anderton (Progressive party) has accused her of indulging in political grandstanding, saying - "Perhaps Mrs Dean doesn't subscribe to the idea that any Government must balance the need to act promptly with its responsibilities to act fairly and follow due process, particularly where its actions affect those who are currently acting within existing legal constraints."[1]

Salvia divinorum

In November 2007 New Zealand National party MP Jacqui Dean called for the government to take action, saying - "Salvia Divinorum is a hallucinogenic drug, which has been banned in Australia, and yet here in New Zealand it continues to be sold freely." and "We’re dealing with a dangerous drug here, with the minister's wait and see approach like playing Russian Roulette with young people's lives."[2]

Opponents of prohibitive Salvia restrictions argue that such reactions are largely due to an inherent prejudice and a particular cultural bias rather than any actual balance of evidence, pointing out inconsistencies in attitudes toward other more toxic and addictive drugs such as alcohol and nicotine.[i][3] While not objecting to some form of regulatory legal control, in particular with regard to the sale to minors or sale of enhanced high-strength extracts, most Salvia proponents otherwise argue against stricter legislation.[ii][4]

Alcohol and tobacco

When questioned by Maori Party MP Tariana Turia, on why she was unwilling to take the same prohibitory line on smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol as she took on BZP. Ms Dean said - "Alcohol and tobacco have been with our society for many, many years."[5]

Water

In August 2007, as a result of emails from ACT on Campus members based loosely around the well known Dihydrogen monoxide hoax, she sent a letter to Associate Health Minister Jim Anderton, asking if there were any plans to ban "Dihydrogen Monoxide", apparently not realizing that this is water.[6][7]

In September 2007, the Social Tonics Association of New Zealand (STANZ) called for Jacqui Dean to step down from speaking on drug issues after she demonstrated - "a lack of credibility in calling for the ban of dihydrogen monoxide (water.)" STANZ Chairman Matt Bowden said - "The DHMO hoax played on the member this week is not a joke, it highlights a serious issue at the heart of drug policy making. Ms Dean demonstrated a ‘ban anything moderately harmful’ reflex. This approach is just downright dangerous." - "Jacqui Dean has clearly demonstrated a lack of credibility in her requests to the Minister to consider banning water; She has also seriously embarrassed her National Party colleagues who can no longer have confidence in her petitions to ban BZP or anything else."[8]

Notes

  1. ^ The worldwide number of alcohol related deaths is calculated at over 2,000 people per day,[9] in the US for example the number is over 300 deaths per day.[10]
  2. ^ Those advocating consideration of Salvia divinorum's potential for beneficial use in a modern context argue that more could be learned from Mazatec culture, where Salvia is not really associated with notions of drug taking at all and it is rather considered as a spiritual sacrament. In light of this it is argued that Salvia divinorum could be better understood more positively as an entheogen rather than pejoratively as a hallucinogen.[11]

Citations

  1. ^ Anderton 2007.
  2. ^ New Zealand National Party 2007-11-05 (NZ Media).
  3. ^ Nutt et al. 2007.
  4. ^ Siebert (Legal status).
  5. ^ Stuff 2007-10-10 (NZ Media).
  6. ^ Stuff 2007-09-13 (NZ Media).
  7. ^ Dean 2007.
  8. ^ Social Tonics Association 2007-09-15 (NZ Media).
  9. ^ Lopez 2005, Table 2.
  10. ^ NIAAA 2001.
  11. ^ Blosser (Mazatec Lessons).

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