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Pot Smokers Light Up at Rally in Park!
Posted by FoM on May 08, 1999 at 06:10:14 PT
Source: New Zealand Herald
Had the wind not been blowing, a cloud of smoke would have hung over Albert Park in Auckland on Saturday. Hundreds of people turned up to a rally for cannabis law reform, many lighting up blatantly despite a small police presence. 
One person was arrested, spurring an impromptu march to the Central police station in the early evening. A 24-year-old man has been charged with smoking cannabis and possession of cannabis and is scheduled to appear in the Auckland District Court today. Police media spokeswoman Noreen Hegarty said last night that until the officers involved in the protest had made reports, it would be "purely speculation" to comment on why no other arrests were made. Mike Finlayson, of the pro-cannabis group Norml, said the march was "a bit of civil disobedience" to protest against the arrest. Norml says New Zealand is second only to the United States for the number of cannabis arrests per capita each year. Constable Gerrit Westeneng, who attended the rally, said the law was the law and anyone who smoked cannabis in front of the police was very silly. As soon as he arrived at the rally, a man offered him a puff on a joint. "That's going a bit far. He seemed to think that because it's J-Day [Joint Day] he was exempt." Another Norml spokesman, Chris Fowlie, said the day of protest was not just about cannabis. "We are going for more than just marijuana law reform. We are going for hemp law reform and for marijuana as a medicine." The rally was part of an international event. Thirty cities were taking part, involving an estimated 1 million people, he said. "That is equal to the number of people locked up around the world for cannabis offences." Extreme views were represented at the park. A "Legalise Heroin Now" sign adorned a Libertarianz Party information stall. Spokesman Julian Darby said he was not a drug user - the issue was individual freedom. "What we are saying is it is not the role of Government to legislate morality. It's up to people to decide what they do to their own bodies." 
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Comment #5 posted by aryankee2k on August 30, 2001 at 15:53:06 PT:
Leagalize the weed man
It has come to the time when all people see that weed is not a gateway drug leading to other drugs.The only reason that folks get on these other man made substances is because you have to pick up your "Grown by God" Natural herb from a drug dealer were if it was leagal then you could get it at a Herb store and the age limits could be controlled as well as liquor is anyway.Also farmers would have a crop to grow.And it would create more money and jobs for the people.If some people are against the use of "weed"then they have the choise to leave it alone.Too many people in high places are making all the cash by letting in the herb that they are skimming.Leagalizing it would mean losing the money that they are used to.that is the only reason that it remains taboo.Wake up America your elected officals are ripping off our pay checks taking tax money to support theirselves while the people are not getting anything but the SHAFT in return.We dont need nukes, We need weed! peace we out "Yankee"
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Comment #4 posted by bowmin on August 13, 2001 at 10:17:17 PT:
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 It seems to me that all our efforts to legalize herb is going no were. Its apparent that it is still illigal. We can march and we can band together, but this is still not enough. It all has to start with us. We fight and fight to live the way we want, and then we still pay for a bag. The truth is herb is not cheep. Its nop cheep to grow , and its not cheep to bring it in. Deallers are making bank on all of us. We need to find a way to bring down the market. To crash it. We some how have to flood this world with herb so that it can be easier to handle. Then if the goverment sees that we just don't care about the money, we might have the oppertunity to compramise. Legal to smoke , illegal to sell. COMPRAMISE.
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Comment #2 posted by 420 on March 28, 2001 at 14:27:30 PT
reasons to legalize it
 Im 14 years old and I belive pot shuld be leagal . it would boost economy by creating thousnds of jobs to moniter ,and harvest hemp. also one acre of hemp will produce more than four acres of trees. it can be used as medicine for many things. more than 150,000 americans die of alcohol abusr each year . butt in 10 ,000 years of use no one has ever dide of marijuana. see it almost seems stupid not too legallize it and treat it like ciggeretts, or alcohol. thanks.
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