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The coverage on New Zealand TV is continuing to grow. Yesterday, Metiria Turei went on TV3′s morning news show to talk about medicinal cannabis, after Peter Davy was given 6 months home detention.

Next up, is a documentary that takes a look at the pros and cons of a change in the law.

from Throng.co.nz

Inside New Zealand: High Time? … investigates the facts and fallacies surrounding cannabis use in New Zealand and asks whether it’s time we made cannabis legal. Central to the story is Dakta Green, formerly known as Ken Morgan, who was an electorate chairman for the National Party and campaigner for Saturday Trading and Casinos before becoming an advocate for cannabis law reform.

He is leading the charge for cannabis to be legalised and has set up “The Daktory”, a warehouse in West Auckland that operates as a club for cannabis users where they can purchase and smoke the drug, as an example of how legalisation might work in the future. “The purpose of this club is to show my fellow New Zealanders that you have absolutely nothing to fear from people who are part of the cannabis culture,” says Green.

The rest of the article can be read at throng.co.nz

The documentary was filmed in part by Red Eye Productions, the valued Daktory film crew. However, they did not edit it.

Red Eye Productions have been unable to get a hold of the final cut. “The feature film will present the truth if the TV Show doesn’t,” a member told me earlier.

Image by Yair Karelic

Dakta Green, the founder of The Daktory, was today sentenced to 8 months in prison after being found guilty of three cannabis related charges.

After running a safe and regulated environment for cannabis users over the past few years, Dakta found himself being caught up in the hypocrisy that is prohibition. If there is no victim, there shouldn’t be a crime.

For now, The Daktory will be running as normal (but still no dispensary) while Green is gone.

Thank you to all of you who came out to support Dakta today at the Auckland District Court. We made a lot of noise. Check out the 6pm news for some coverage, will post some links when they become available.

Links

• TV3 Video Coverage of Protests

It’s the end of an era on the Dak Show this week. This week the show’s main focus is on the closing on The Daktory’s dispensary, which will see more people now replying on tinny houses for their medicine or recreational drug of choice. Dakta Green talks about how The Daktory came about, and what will happen to the club now that it will not be selling cannabis.

Jazz talks about the election this week. If you’re not enrolled to vote, head over to elections.org.nz. Remember to tick the leaf this year, for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.

We also have a few ALCP candidates on the show this week. Maki Herbert, who is standing in the Te Tai Tokerau bi-election, and Gary Chilies who is standing in the Mana electorate in November. Dakta Siffin is also along for a chat on drug laws.

Today is the final day for The Daktory dispensary. We will be open noon till 8pm today only. (check 3 news tonight)
From Wednesday 8th June 2011, The Daktory will be a private place for members only of the Auckland branch of Norml. It will provide them a base to campaign from.

More news will be available before the end of the day. Keep an eye out on 3 news tonight for more info from them.

Maki Herbert is running in the Te Tai Tokerau by-election for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party. She’s a well respected and well loved member at The Daktory, not your stereotypical image of a stoner.

Help grow the economy in the economically depressed Te Tai Tokerau electorate. Help stop the police arresting a disproportionate number of Maori for cannabis offences and locking them away from their whanau.

Vote Maki Herbert in Te Tai Tokerau so she can get change from within parliament and end this war on cannabis and our people. Make sure you’re enrolled to vote and please vote this election.

This week, you get to see what went down at the fundraiser for Peter Davy, at which $2483.70 was raised for him and his wife, which was well above our aim. Thank you to everyone who came along.

This week sees the largest group of politicians and celebrities to date petition the UN to urge nations to take a new approach the drug laws. The petition just broke it’s target of 500,000 as I posted this, which is amazing news.

from The Guardian:

Those backing the call include Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico; George Papandreou, former prime minister of Greece; César Gaviria, former president of Colombia; Kofi Annan, former UN secretary general; Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil; George Shultz, former US secretary of state; Javier Solana, former EU high representative; Virgin tycoon Richard Branson; and Paul Volcker, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve.

The global advocacy organisation Avaaz, which has nine million members, will present a petition in support of the commission’s recommendations to UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon.

Danny Kushlick, head of external affairs at Transform, the drug policy foundation that has consultative status with the UN, said current events, such as the cartel-related violence in Mexico, President Barack Obama’s comments that it was “perfectly legitimate” to question whether the war on drugs was working, and the wider global economic crisis, had given calls for a comprehensive overhaul of the world’s drugs policy a fresh impetus.

This one of the biggest step forward since I joined the fight, so I am rather excited to see the out come. Hopefully this will be hitting media outlets around the country in the next few days, so the message can be spread.

Sign the petition at avaaz.org/en/end_the_war_on_drugs/

It’s time to change the law.

Jazz brings some good news this week from Dakta I7′s trial in Rotorua.

Details for our fundraiser this weekend can be found on the Facebook event page.

Jazz comes to you this week with a look at the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party candidate Gary (AKA Dakta Test Tube 1) about him standing in the Wellington electorate, Mana, as well as giving you some info about signing up to the cause.

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