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Sharples Speech on Misuse of Drugs Bill
Posted on August 27th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Featured, New Zealand, News. No Comments »
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 3:17 pm
Speech: The Maori PartyMISUSE OF DRUGS AMENDMENT BILL
First Reading
Wednesday 25 August 2010; 7.45pm
Hon Dr Pita Sharples, Co-leader Maori PartyThis is an amendment that the government is making to the misuse of drugs act, which will make the supplying, importing or possessing a pipe, or any identifiable component, illegal. This will only cause more harm to the community, as we all end up with aluminium poisoning from our homemade cone pieces. Help us fight this bill by adding a submission here.
Tēnā koe, Mr Assistant Speaker. I will take a short call on this bill.
The bill amends the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2005 by inserting a complex drug vocabulary into the statute.
The basic incentive of the bill is to reclassify ephedrine and pseudoephedrine as class B controlled drugs, remove thalidomide as a class A controlled drug, allow hazardous substances to be scheduled as restricted substances, extend the definition of amphetamine analogues, and extend the controls over drug paraphernalia. Read the rest of this entry »
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Mary Jane is still coughing after having an excessively large bong hit, Northland Tour postponed
Posted on August 13th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Armistice Tour 2010, Featured, Misc, New Zealand, News, The Daktory. No Comments »
Well, not literally.
The bus suffered some more mechanical issues this morning, as the Armistice Tour convoy set off for it’s Northland tour. As a result, we are sorry to inform you that we will be postponing our Northland tour. We are truly sorry to those of you who were hoping to checkout our Mobile Daktory, but we will be making it up to you at a later date.
We will be visiting the Auckland electorates regardless of Mary Jane’s status, as we will be showing up with our support vehicles, Stashin Wagon and the Bongo Van, if she is not working on the day.
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Armistice Tour – Press Release
Posted on August 9th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Armistice Tour 2010, Featured, New Zealand, News, Press Releases. 3 Comments »
Stage three of the cannabis Armistice Tour kicks off on Wednesday, August 11 and will cover the entire country before a hikoi to Parliament on Armistice Day, November 11.
Dakta Green, founder of Auckland’s cannabis club The Daktory, will be driving Maryjane the Cannabus, along with an entourage of support vehicles in a three month tour commencing at 11 am with a ceremony beneath the lighthouse at Cape Reinga on Wednesday.
“We will visit every electorate Member of Parliament office in the country and talk with MP’s about the harms that criminalisation causes for ordinary New Zealanders,” said Dakta Green. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Daktory Prepares for the next Armistice Tour
Posted on August 8th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Armistice Tour 2010, Featured, Information, New Zealand, News. No Comments »
As of tomorrow, this site will under go some big changes, with updating daily footage and information about our upcoming Armistice Tour. As of Tuesday this coming week, we will be uploading footage from our visitis to MP’s electoral offices around the country. Along with this, we will be broadcasting from our Mobile Daktory each night, so you can be a part of the tour from around the world! Find out when the tour will be in your town here.
The tour will see Mary Jane the Cannabus, along with it’s newly pained support vehicles. painted support vehicles, head from Cape Reinga, to the Bluff, and back up to Auckland, stopping by all of the countries electoral offices to spread the truth about cannabis, and to show support for users around the world.
If you are looking to be a part of the tour, then you can ether help us make some noise at 2pm outside your local MPs office when we visit your town, or stop by at our mobile Daktory, which will be setup each night. If you are looking for more info then check out the Armistice Tour 2010 information page, or email us at armistice.tour@thedaktory.org.nz.
The Daktory, live like it’s legal!
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Yes on Prop 19: Marijuana Legalization Gets its Number in California
Posted on June 30th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under America, Featured, Legalization, News. No Comments »
by: Michael Whitney, Monday June 28 (elections.firedoglake.com)
Yes on 19 Marijuana Legalization Campaign Poster from 1972. (Bolerium Books/LA Weekly)
While California confirmed its state’s marijuana legalization initiative would be on the November ballot months ago, today the state assigned proposition numbers to this year’s slate of initiatives. Get used to hearing about Proposition 19, which is where you’ll get to vote to legalize marijuana in California.
The state restarts the counter for proposition numbers every ten years, last doing so in 2008 (hence why gay marriage was Prop 8 in 2009). While it’s inevitable proposition numbers will be reused, the LA Weekly notes a strange coincidence in the legalization initiative’s number. When pot legalization was on the ballot in 1972, it was also Proposition 19. Read the rest of this entry »
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Secret Docs Show Police and Censor Lied about Cannabis Magazine Ban
Posted on June 21st, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Featured, New Zealand, News. 2 Comments »
via Julian Crawford
A request by NORML under the Official Information Act has revealed police had a secret meeting with Internal Affairs departmental heads, and asked them to try to get marijuana law reform magazine Norml News completely banned.
Three issues of Norml News were referred to the censors on 7 May (no decision has been made yet) after massive raids on indoor gardening stores across the country, code named Operation Lime.
The documents reveal Police hope to have Norml News completely banned, as well as High Times and Cannabis Culture magazines.
Police had previously denied being involved with sending the publication to the censors, and a spokesperson for the Censorship unit told media at the time that there was nothing to suggest the request for a ban had come from the police. The Secretary of Internal Affairs said he was just “seeking guidance”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Unlawful Police Search of Cannabis Campaigner
Posted on May 26th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Featured, New Zealand, News, Press Releases. 4 Comments »
Press Release: Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The founder of New Zealand’s first cannabis club the Daktory, Dakta Green, today described a raid Monday on an 18-year old cannabis law reform campaigner’s house in Blenheim as “completely over the top and unlawful”.
“However, because Police knew they had acted improperly in the first place, I am pleased that all charges against this young man have been dropped within 24-hours of the illegal search and arrest,” Dakta Green said.
However, Mr Green believes that Josh Lucas, an 18-year old cannabis law reform campaigner was singled out due to local media attention about his intention to stage a rally in Blenheim protesting the current laws on cannabis.
“Josh is a highly motivated young man who approached us with his plan to hold a midday march on June 10,” said Dakta Green. “He then got a bit of a story in the local newspaper, followed by a harshly negative editorial response, and now this.”
“I’m simply appalled by the reaction of the Police. He was raided at home twice in the same day and now, despite being told that charges are to be dropped, remains on 24-hour curfew. It’s outrageous and draconian!” Read the rest of this entry »
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Rally this Saturday, support Marc Emery and those caught in the Lime Raids
Posted on May 18th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Events, Featured, New Zealand, Press Releases. No Comments »
Recently, Cannabis Culture announced a worldwide rally to support the Canadian Prince of Pot, Marc Emery, who is being extradited by the Canadian government to the US. We have decided to show our support for him this weekend outside the American Embassy in Auckland.
Dakta Green will be taking down Mary Jane the Cannabis in support.
The rally will also be held in support of those who have been caught in Operation Lime, or the Lime Raids as some are calling it. The media used this operation to water down the coverage of thousands on J Day who smoked openly, which included 300 smokers marching to Parliament, lead by Dakta Green. Read the rest of this entry »
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J Day is approaching!
Posted on April 30th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Events, Featured, News. 1 Comment »
Tomorrow, May 1st, is the biggest day in New Zealand Cannabis culture, where smokers from around the country and other parts of the world, come together for one hell of a session.
There are now also planned protest marches for all those who would like to show their support for the Switched on Gardener, and others who have been effected in operation lime.
Wondering where the closest J Day to you is?
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“It’s a weed damnit!”
Posted on April 29th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Featured, Information, Legalization, News. 6 Comments »
By Jeff Hampton
To view the video article, click herePro-cannabis campaigners are planning protests this weekend, following police drug raids yesterday.
They say garden shop workers have been charged with selling bottles of common nutrients and plant trays under the guise of drug offences.The activists received plenty of support as they set up outside a Switched on Gardener franchise that was raided yesterday, part of a police crackdown on indoor grow shops.
Nationwide 250 people were arrested, many were charged with cultivation and possession of cannabis.
A 64-year-old is charged with selling a general plant nutrient, others for selling magazines and DVDs showing how to grow cannabis. Read the rest of this entry »