Comments on: Pardon Kiwi cannabis convicts? Yes, we can.

By: Cagey

Cagey — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:54:13 +0000

IF this government (and any others) are using the results of the referendum as an excuse to be scaredy pants and do nothing about legalizing what clearly should – using any scientific/sociological truth – be legal, then they should be using it correctly. As any analyst would tell you ( or probably most high school math students) 50.7percent vs 48 percent – is statistically closer to split than not. The results also seem to be treated as 50.7 percent of ALL NZ voted no- where it only represents 50.7 % of those who actually VOTED. The assumption could -viably – be stated that those who didn’t vote were neutral, didn’t care either way – not a no vote (and that even the 1.3 percent can’t be use to say NZ is not yet ready for decriminalization and legalization of CBD products at the least). Haven’t seen Portugal or Canada fall over yet….

By: Cagey

Cagey — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:30:34 +0000

In reply to OnceWasTim. Nice one !

By: SPC

SPC — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:38:51 +0000

It’s the cannabis oil that is used by athletes (to manage recovery) and to manage nausea not the THC.

CBD can decrease pain, inflammation and muscle control problems, as well as improving sleep and appetite, reducing nausea and helping psychoactive disorders.

By: National are Squeaky Clean

National are Squeaky Clean — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:00:46 +0000

Yes, as Seymour said, we cannot have the poor live in Epsom, it would be degrading.

By: SPC

SPC — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:29:19 +0000

At this point the best option might be to

1. adjust the clean slate legislation as to any custodial sentence for possession of marijuana for personal use.

(where people have been sentenced to prison for possession of marijuana for personal use they are not eligible for clean slate).

Others who did not get such a sentence are already eligible for clean slate after 7 years.

2. allow people convicted since the 2019 amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act, if they received a non custodial sentence for marijuana possession for personal use, to apply within the 7 year period to have a conviction disregarded.

3. restore the Class D for restricted substances that are possessed for use for medicinal purposes (possibly with specifications on maximum levels of plant THC (to encourage the continuation of the field grown hippie era variety and encourage development of low THC plants for such purposes).

By: James

James — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:02:21 +0000

Andrew Little won’t do a damn thing as usual.

By: Noel

Noel — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:27:30 +0000

Criminalising cannabis has not been on any major political agenda for decades now, it is a hassle for politicians and law enforcers too

By: millsy.

millsy. — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 01:45:31 +0000

lol, ACT are all about being tough on crime, etc. They will jail people for even the slighest offence.

By: OnceWasTim

OnceWasTim — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 01:13:27 +0000

Like any and everything else, they’ll need to have various officials undertake several pieces of work in that space, and perhaps get EY to do a template-driven impact study. And if it’s not EY’s turn for a feed on the tit, perhaps Deloitte or who ever else is on the list

By: Ethan Woke

Ethan Woke — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:18:06 +0000

Just legalise cannabis. We didn’t have a non binding referendum to shut down the country for elder flu or to send military support to Ukranian nazis. The Labour ruling class could just click their finger and make it happen. Or Labour could just remain a less progressive government than the Americans [smirks].