Welcome to The Daktory - New Zealand's First Cannabis Club
-
Slowly, US states are lessening limits on marijuana
Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Information, Legalization, Medical. No Comments »
By William M. Welchand Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES — James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses. Gradually, though, he became convinced that the ban on marijuana was making it more accessible to young people, not less.
“I ask kids all the time, and they’ll tell you it is easier to get marijuana than a six-pack of beer because that is controlled by the government,” he said, noting that drug dealers don’t ask for IDs or honor minimum age requirements. Read the rest of this entry » -
Robbie Williams angers drug campaigners by calling cannabis a ‘lovely drug’
Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Dakta Siffin | Filed under Blog, Misc. 1 Comment »
Robbie Williams has described cannabis as a “lovely drug”, sparking fury among campaigners.
The singer, who has battled addiction and depression, admitted the drug made his weight balloon and affected his mental wellbeing.
But he added: “Weed, it’s such a lovely drug. It is such a lovely drug. But it doesn’t mix well with me at all.
“It doesn’t take much to trigger – I mean, I’ll get psychosis from having this cup of tea! Seriously. The caffeine in that’s enough “But it’s just a shame about weed, because I did love it.” Read the rest of this entry »
-
Judge Jim Gray on The Six Groups Who Benefit From Drug Prohibition
Posted on March 9th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Information. No Comments »
Judge Jim Gray has watched the justice system fail before his eyes.
-
Another Drug War Injustice
Posted on March 8th, 2010 by Dakta Green | Filed under Legalization, News, Press Releases. 1 Comment »
National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, New Zealand Inc.
PO Box 3307 Shortland St Auckland 1015 New Zealand
Tel 09 302 5255 Fax 09 303 1309 info@norml.org.nz www.norml.org.nz
Media release
7 March 2010
TO: News Media
FROM: NORML New Zealand Inc
RE: Vince Whare’s Ten Year Ban another Drug War injustice
Contact: President, Phil Saxby 021 069 4542 or 04 461 6631
VINCE WHARE’S TEN YEAR BAN FOR CANNABIS ANOTHER DRUG WAR INJUSTICE
The ten-year ban handed down to veteran rugby league player Vince Whare makes him another casualty of injustice in our 35 year-old war on drugs, said NORML President Phil Saxby today.
The Canterbury Bulls’ prop has just been suspended from any involvement in sport for a decade by the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand after testing positive for cannabis use. He tested positive for cannabis twice before, once in 2005 and then again in 2006.
“The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code requires third-time doping offenders to be banned for at least eight years, but cannabis is no more a performance-enhancing drug than alcohol”, Mr Saxby said. “What would happen to sport if all alcohol-using players were banned after 3 drinking offences?” Read the rest of this entry »
-
Pot Shrinks Tumors; US Government Knew in ‘74
Posted on March 8th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Information, Medical. No Comments »
AlterNet / By Raymond Cushing
In 1974 researchers learned that THC, the active chemical in marijuana, shrank or destroyed brain tumors in test mice. But the DEA quickly shut down the study and destroyed its results, which were never replicated — until now.
May 31, 2000 | The term medical marijuana took on dramatic new meaning in February, 2000 when researchers in Madrid announced they had destroyed incurable brain tumors in rats by injecting them with THC, the active ingredient in cannabis.
The Madrid study marks only the second time that THC has been administered to tumor-bearing animals; the first was a Virginia investigation 26 years ago. In both studies, the THC shrank or destroyed tumors in a majority of the test subjects. Read the rest of this entry »
-
Hawaii Senate overwhelmingly passes three bills to improve marijuana laws
Posted on March 7th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Information, Medical, News. No Comments »
Cannabis Revolution Examiner – Dev Meyers
HONOLULU, HAWAII — Yesterday, the Hawaii Senate passed by overwhelming, veto-proof margins three measures that will greatly improve marijuana laws in the state:
- SB 2213 passed 20-4, with one excused. This bill would allow counties to license medical marijuana dispensaries.
- SB 2141 passed 24-1. This bill would increase the ratio of plants, ounces and caregivers allowed for each medical marijuana patient.
- SB 2450 passed 22-3. This bill would remove criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana and replace them with a civil fine of up to $300 for a first offense and $500 for a subsequent offense.
The bills now go to the state House. Read the rest of this entry »
-
Cannabis users different from ‘true drug cheats’
Posted on March 6th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Information, Misc, News. 1 Comment »
By TONY SMITH – The Press
A Christchurch sports lawyer has questioned whether sports people using cannabis should be treated with the same severity as “true drug cheats” who take performance enhancing or masking drugs.
Ian Hunt represented Canterbury rugby league player Vince Whare, who has been banned for 10 years by the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand for a third cannabis offence.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) code requires third-time doping offenders to be suspended for life although the ban can be reduced to a minimum of eight years. It does not draw a clear distinction in terms of penalties for recreational drugs like cannabis and sanctions for taking performance-enhancing substances. Read the rest of this entry »
-
Time For Hawaii Lawmakers To Be ‘Smart’ on Marijuana
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Information, Legalization, News. No Comments »
Senate lawmakers took an important step last week to go from being ‘tough’ on crime to being ‘smart’ on crime.
On Friday, Senators voted unopposed in favor of Senate Bill 2450, which seeks to reduce minor marijuana possession penalties from a criminal misdemeanor, punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a $1000 fine, to a civil infraction punishable by a fine only. This is common sense, fiscally responsible proposal that will cut costs, improve public safety, and have a positive impact on the quality of life of tens of thousands of Hawaii adults.SENATE BILL 2450 WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR HAWAII CITIZENS
Between 1,000 and 1,500 Hawaii residents are arrested annually for possessing one ounce or less of marijuana. Passage of SB 2450 measure would spare these minor marijuana offenders from criminal arrest, prosecution, and incarceration, as well as the emotional and financial hardships that follow — including the loss of certain jobs, students loans, federal and state subsidies, and child custody rights.
-
Student leaders testify for Massachusetts marijuana legalization, State House (Boston)
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Blog, Legalization. No Comments »
-
NORML: Medical marijuana’s not getting any better – the time for RE-legalization is NOW!
Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Cam Wright (Dakta Bourbon) | Filed under Armistice Tour, Blog, Information, Legalization, Medical. No Comments »
With New Jersey recently becoming the 14th medical marijuana state, activists in marijuana law reform have been celebrating. After all, over 82 million Americans now live in states where medical use of marijuana is legal – that’s 27% of the US population! Last election, Massachusetts became the 13th decriminalization state, which means over 107 million Americans live in a state where possession of small personal amounts of marijuana no longer merit an arrest – that’s 35% of the US population.
- Categories
- Archives
- Network
- Meta
