Ron Strider
Well-Known Member
The Green Party is highlighting its policy to allow adults to grow and possess cannabis for personal use with new "420" campaign stickers.
The "420 Reasons to Vote Green" stickers come as the Green Party promotes itself as the most likely to push for meaningful drug law reforms.
National has ruled out decriminalizing cannabis and Labor says some changes could be made but reform is not a priority.
Gareth Morgan's new Opportunities Party has announced policy to allow two cannabis plants per person for personal use.
420 is a well-known term that refers to consumption of cannabis. Green MP Gareth Hughes posted a photo of the new stickers on Twitter today, at 4.20pm.
In December the Green Party said it wanted to allow adults to grow and possess cannabis for personal use, and ensure people using cannabis for medical reasons were not penalized.
A poll commissioned by the Drug Foundation last year found 64 per cent of respondents thought personal possession of a small amount of cannabis should be either legal or decriminalized.
Current penalties range from a $500 fine for possession to a 14-year jail term for its supply and manufacture. Cultivation of cannabis can result in a seven-year jail sentence.
Labor leader Andrew Little last year told a student radio station that his party might hold a referendum on cannabis reform, but later downplayed the comments.
Speaking at a drug symposium at Parliament last week, Labor's health spokesman David Clark said cannabis law reform was not a priority for the party.
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The "420 Reasons to Vote Green" stickers come as the Green Party promotes itself as the most likely to push for meaningful drug law reforms.
National has ruled out decriminalizing cannabis and Labor says some changes could be made but reform is not a priority.
Gareth Morgan's new Opportunities Party has announced policy to allow two cannabis plants per person for personal use.
420 is a well-known term that refers to consumption of cannabis. Green MP Gareth Hughes posted a photo of the new stickers on Twitter today, at 4.20pm.
In December the Green Party said it wanted to allow adults to grow and possess cannabis for personal use, and ensure people using cannabis for medical reasons were not penalized.
A poll commissioned by the Drug Foundation last year found 64 per cent of respondents thought personal possession of a small amount of cannabis should be either legal or decriminalized.
Current penalties range from a $500 fine for possession to a 14-year jail term for its supply and manufacture. Cultivation of cannabis can result in a seven-year jail sentence.
Labor leader Andrew Little last year told a student radio station that his party might hold a referendum on cannabis reform, but later downplayed the comments.
Speaking at a drug symposium at Parliament last week, Labor's health spokesman David Clark said cannabis law reform was not a priority for the party.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Green Party highlights policy on growing and possessing cannabis for personal use - NZ Herald
Author: Nicholas Jones
Contact: Help and support with our sites and services - NZ Herald
Photo Credit: None Found
Website: NZ Herald Homepage - New Zealand's latest news, business, sport and entertainment - NZ Herald
