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Marc Emery protest – Auckland, New Zealand, May 22nd 2010
Posted on May 26th, 2010 by Dakta Green | Filed under America, Canada, Legalization, New Zealand, News. 2 Comments »
Kiwis are proud to speak out in support of Marc Emery, our ‘Prince of Pot’.
The American Drugs War must end NOW!!
President ‘Toker’ Obama you cannot continue to lead the world down this wrong path.
SEND MARC EMERY HOME TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS…He is no threat to anybody except those who perpetuate the drug war lies.
Dakta Green
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J Day Wellington NZ May 1st 2010
Posted on May 17th, 2010 by Dakta Green | Filed under Events, Information, Legalization, New Zealand, Uncategorized. 1 Comment »
A small clip from early in the day at J Day Wellington NZ before we marched on Parliament.
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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.
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Marijuana: No More Possession Prosecutions in Seattle, New City Attorney Says
Posted on April 29th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Information, Legalization, Medical, News. No Comments »
Seattle’s new city attorney has better things to do than prosecute pot smokers, he said January 14. City Attorney Pete Holmes announced he was dismissing all marijuana possession cases, starting with those filed by his predecessor, Tom Carr, whom Holmes defeated in November. He said he dismissed two cases his first day on the job, and several others are about to be dismissed.
“We’re not going to prosecute marijuana possession cases anymore,” said Holmes. “I meant it when I said it” during the campaign.
Holmes’ criminal division chief, Craig Sims, added that he is reviewing an additional 50 cases. Barring “out of the ordinary” circumstances, Sims said, the prosecutor’s office does not intend to file charges for marijuana possession.
Read the rest of the article at stopthedrugwar.org
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Ron Paul: End Insanity Of The War on Drugs – Start With Decriminalizing Marijuana at The Federal Level
Posted on April 22nd, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Blog, Information, Legalization. No Comments »
In light of the recent drug-related violence in Mexico, it is appropriate to reflect on how our current prohibition laws affect crime, law enforcement and the economy.
Many will have the knee-jerk reaction of wanting to see more of a crackdown on illegal drugs. But I have to ask: Haven’t we been cracking down on drugs for several decades only to see the black market flourish and the violence escalate? Could there be a more effective approach?
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Why are Democrats Standing in the Way of Marijuana Legalization?
Posted on April 12th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Blog, Information, Legalization. No Comments »
Opinion by Reason Foundation
(9 Hours Ago) in Society / Drug LawThe most illuminating ride-along I’ve ever gone on was a three-hour bus tour of South Los Angeles with City Councilman Bernard Parks, who represents the area that before two deadly riots was known as South-Central L.A. and Watts.
Parks is not exactly my favorite public official. He draws a combined taxpayer-funded salary/pension of more than $400,000 a year, and as L.A.’s police chief in the 1990s he stonewalled corruption probes while alienating good officers with petty penalties for minor internal violations. But Parks is far more willing than his colleagues on the city council to deviate from the local Democratic consensus on issues from rent control to eminent domain. Above all, he’s a blunt-spoken fellow, providing a rare warts-and-all glimpse into a certain governing mind-set.
Read the full article at www.opposingviews.com
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Public Meeting with Dakta Green and the NZ Law Commission
Posted on April 9th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Events, Featured, Information, Legalization, Medical, News, The Daktory. 4 Comments »
NORML NZ (National Organisation for Reform of Marijuana Laws New Zealand Inc.) is hosting the only AUCKLAND PUBLIC MEETING to discuss the current review of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 by the New Zealand Law Commission.
Date: Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Location: Western Springs Garden Hall
Street: 956 Great North Road, Western Springs
Town/City: Auckland, New ZealandHosted by Dakta Green, Auckland Norml Rep, this meeting will provide the Public with the only opportunity in Auckland to meet personally with Dr Warren Young Deputy President NZ Law Commission on this issue before written submissions to the Law Commission close later this month. Read the rest of this entry »
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San Francisco pot-farm case goes up in smoke
Posted on April 6th, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Legalization, Medical, News. No Comments »
San Francisco’s effort to snuff out the budding indoor pot-growing trade took a bit of a hit, shall we say, when a father-and-son team of marijuana growers beat the rap.
It seemed like a pretty good haul for police and a good case for prosecutors: About 70 marijuana plants in various stages of development inside a 32nd Avenue home near Pacheco Street in the Sunset, two guns, scales, baggies and an illegal power-sapping hookup — all the characteristics of the pot farms sprouting up in the avenues.
The three-room pot farm’s father-and-son proprietors were charged with marijuana cultivation for sale. They could have been sentenced to as much as three years in state prison apiece if convicted.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/crime/detail?entry_id=59261#ixzz0kHKQR3sz
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A Message from my Friend
Posted on April 3rd, 2010 by Dakta Green | Filed under History, Legalization, News, The Daktory. 11 Comments »
My friend Dakta Grower (Brian Borland) is serving a sentence of 2 years 4 months in prison for cultivation and selling of cannabis. After serving one third of his sentence he has been denied early release when recently he appeared before the New Zealand Parole Board.
Would somebody in charge please explain why my friend is in jail.
I have received the following message from Dakta Grower;
“When a man is refused the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
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Sting: Let’s End the War on Drugs
Posted on April 1st, 2010 by Dakta Bourbon | Filed under Blog, Information, Legalization. No Comments »
Whether it’s music, activism or daily life, the one ideal to which I have always aspired is constant challenge — taking risks, stepping out of my comfort zone, exploring new ideas.
I am writing because I believe the United States must do precisely that — and so, therefore, must all of us — in the case of what has been the most unsuccessful, unjust yet untouchable issue in politics: the War on Drugs.
Read the full article at huffingtonpost.com