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Apr 23
2015

Perhaps regular old school drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, and cannabis are safer than these new and quite bad ass new drugs like 2Ci, Bath Salts, and so on.

At least we have more info about them and doctors are able to treat the overdoses better perhaps.

If all drugs were taxed, regulated, and scientifically studied alongside these other analogues then the public could make a more informed choice about what they put in their bodies.

 



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Apr 21
2015

Just thought I’d carry the story as well…

J Day NZ Poster 2015

J Day NZ Poster 2015

 

Come to J Day, an international day celebrating our cannabis culture and a protest against the failed War on Drugs.

All events are free, starting at High Noon and run to 4:20pm or so.

  • Auckland – Albert Park. Features music and speakers, on the mighty JAFA Mafia sound system, plus market stalls and information booths.
  • Hamilton – Riff Raff Statue, Victoria St
  • Tauranga – Yatton Park
  • Whakatane – Historic Reserve
  • Taupo – The Black Shed, 10 Miro St.
  • Hastings – ANZAC Memorial, by the Library
  • New Plymouth – Bowl of Brooklands
  • Wellington – Frank Kitts Park
  • Christchurch – Cathedral Sq then ‘roll and stroll’ to Latimer Sq
  • Dunedin – The Octagon

About J Day:

Are you one of NZ’s half-million pot smokers, or do you know one of them? Most Kiwis support cannabis law reform. It’s time to demand change! J Day is a celebration/protest – held every year since 1992 – in support of NORML’s three campaign goals:

  1. A health issue, not a crime: Cannabis consumers and producers should not be criminals. Concentrate resources on problematic abuse. Let the police focus on crime that matters.
  2. Safe legal access to medical cannabis: Medicinal cannabis is allowed in 23 states in the USA, Israel, Netherlands, Spain, Canada etc. Why not here?
  3. Regulate cannabis, the safer choice: Low-risk drugs like cannabis should be regulated via an adults-only, taxable market similar to that in 5 US states, Uruguay and the Netherlands, or the way alcohol is regulated here. There would be no market for synthetic alternatives if natural cannabis were legal.

How you can help:

  • Come to J Day a celebration of cannabis culture with free events nationwide. Dress to impress. R18.
  • Promote our 3 key campaign themes (above)
  • Write or visit your MP – it does make a difference
  • Like us on facebook (normlnz) and follow us on twitter (normlnz)
  • Donate to NORML NZ Inc: 12-3057-0594667-00
  • Contact us at info@norml.org.nz

Note: J Day is R18, for adults only. No alcohol. No glass. No dogs. Please take your rubbish with you.

Big Thanks to our fellow organisers and sponsors: Green Cross, ALCP, Dunedin NORML, CLEAR, The Hempstore

J Day NZ 2015

J Day NZ 2015



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