Oh look at that NZ – you nation of straight narks – Marijuana Ballot Measures Pass in Five States
Marijuana Ballot Measures Pass in Five States
Legal marijuana is becoming the American norm as ballot measures passed in Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota, adding to the 33 states that already allow it for medical or recreational purposes.
Unbelievable! The home of the war on drugs is now more progressive on Cannabis than bloody NZ is, and while we wait for the specials we have a Government telling us that while they have the mandate to end this racist drug law, they will not.
That’s right, Labour’s first act of a second term is to keep a racist drug law on the books.
Aotearoa, it’s māori for ‘nation of straight narks’.
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“Never trust a straight” is what they used to say in the 1970s
I didnt realise Andrew Little had such nice blue eyes….he almost looks like Ralph Fiennes ( English Patient fame)
I do hope as new Minister of Health he will over-rule the NZ medical profession ( in cahoots with BIG PHARMA and the opioid pain killer industry)and act in the interests of New Zealanders health and in particular the health of the New Zealand elderly….they should all be able to grow their own for their aches and pains and neurological health
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/83570824/princes-death-drug-prescribed-to-new-zealands-elderly
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abbierosner/2019/03/04/new-medical-cannabis-research-from-israel-older-adults-dementia-and-dialysis/?sh=57f5e8583660
Medical cannabis significantly safer for elderly with chronic pain than Opioids
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180213111508.htm
Andrew Little is no longer Justice Minister. Faafoi is less likely to have the skills, or motivation, to quash a decriminalisation bill that the GP introduce.
Add to that the District of Columbia voting 76% in favour of decriminaising entheogens.
“”””That’s ‘Politics’ compared to the Natural Ethics of Life. Politics and ‘Democracy’ are theoretically the artscience* of social organisation, aka ‘Life’, but the pursuit of agendas – especially religious quasi-morality and corporate-political elitist control of government – and their all important pursuit of votes – has pitted Politics & Life against each other. [Pretty FUBAR thing for an ‘intelligent species’ to do if you ask me?]. “The maximum of freedom for each, combined with the maximum regard for the life and freedom of every other” – Frank E Warner ‘Future of Man’ (London 1944). That should be our starting-point. Cannabis, of course, under such “governance”, would barely be an issue at all, and to the extent it was it would be one of “health” (not ‘harm reduction’) and “wellbeing”, not heavy-handed regulation and control. “”””
But with education and measures to protect the growing brain from damage by cannabis.
So true, and let’s not forget all the tax revenue any sensible government would make out of it, even the Americans could work that one out.
The US has a long history with Cannabis which is in direct contrast to NZ. I think its a shame people said no but this is arguably a democracy so we have to accept it. Maybe in time attitudes will change as decriminalisation spreads around the world.
This shit outcome is because young people are not valued.
GB
Young people need to be valued highly and so decriminalisation is so important just as is an effective education nationally about the damage cannabis can do to young growing brains.
We need to get the information out there well ahead of any partisan blind cheer leaders for cannabis.
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/what-are-marijuanas-long-term-effects-brain
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/263936#Effects-of-marijuana-(or-not)-on-adult-brains
https://www.medicaldaily.com/cannabis-dangers-long-term-effects-marijuana-brain-and-body-432175
https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/addiction/cannabis-use-disorder/cannabis-induced-psychosis-in-teenagers-and-young-adults-risk-factors-detection-management/
Rates of long term psychosis in our young adults are increasing significantly. There are strong links of this increase to cannabis use.
The information held by the general public is a best confused or dismissive.
Solid effective education is needed.