Kanongata'a-Suisuiki Anahila; Dean JacquiANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI (Labour): Thank you te Mana Whakawā. It's an honour to again speak for the third time tonight. I know that people love hearing my voice. It's the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill (No 2). I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the sponsor of the bill Dr Shane Reti. The first select committee that I was part of was the Health Committee and I had the privilege of experiencing how Dr Shane Reti is very diligent and is passionate about his area of health. I want to acknowledge him for that. However I am speaking opposing this bill. I feel that I did leave the select committee halfway through the shepherding of the Government's bill in the last term so I didn't really quite get to the end. But just listening to all the contributions tonight I get a feeling that this bill seeks to establish a medicinal cannabis scheme that already exists. That's why I'm a bit confused. The member can correct me later on in reply but again I think the medicinal cannabis scheme is now up and running and a range of further medicinal cannabis products will be available over time. I acknowledge one of the last speakers Chlöe Swarbrick who gave us a history of the conversation about cannabis and how we arrived here today. What did concern me—because I am respectful of the member—was the way he talked about how active gang members will be able to be suppliers of medicinal cannabis. I just want to know: how do you identify an active gang member? How do you identify them? I know that there is some register that people refer to—how do you identify? Anybody could be a gang member who goes to work full time or whatever. I'm concerned about the general swiping of gang members who could be—yeah. So I was a bit concerned about that.Then one of their speakers spoke about how it was a huge issue for them in the last term. In 2017 it became a huge issue. I know from memory that National supported the Government's bill up to the point where the conversation was about loose-leaf cannabis. From memory I think National did support the Government's bill at first reading and through conversations at select committee but through that conversation something changed. Something changed and I think that was confirmed by one of their speakers who said that it was a huge issue—it became a huge issue to them at the time.You might correct me Madam Speaker but I'm a bit confused. I think that there is—Chris Bishop: Yeah—well that's pretty obvious.ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI: The reason why I say that is I believe that we already have an established medicinal cannabis scheme.I want to acknowledge Dr Liz Craig who was also confused with the commencement of the bill. It talks about six months and then it talks about 12 months. It's still confused about that. But that doesn't take in the fact that thousands of New Zealanders have had this conversation. We've all had the conversation in the last term and up to now. We've got a scheme already established.I want to acknowledge this bill. Shane Reti did talk about the bit where there's card holding. Cards will be issued to medicinal cannabis users and their carer would also be provided with a card. I want to acknowledge him for that because that provides some accountability. Even active gang members might be able to hold a card as a carer to one of their children—so there goes the point where active gang members may be defunct.Anyway I stand in opposition to this bill but I have due respect to the member. I continue to hold respect for the member but unfortunately I cannot support this bill. I therefore speak in opposition to this bill to the House. Mālō.Hon Member: Labour call?Hon Member: Take it Chris.Hon Member: Sarah.Sarah Pallett: Madam Speaker.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Chris Bishop.