Too many smokers to arrest. It’s time to stop this racist,discriminatory “War on Drugs”. It’s time:–
- for cannabis to be allowed as safe, legal medicine
- for a regulated, adults-only, taxable market for low risk drugs, including cannabis.
The so-called “War on Drugs” is really a war on people. It divides communities and families. For 40 years, politicians have exploited this war as a vote-getter, but who are they kidding?
- New Zealand now has the highest arrest rate in the world for cannabis “crimes”, yetdespite this,
- New Zealand now has, along with Australia, the highest teenage cannabis use rate in the world!
The “War on Drugs” has caused the deaths of many innocent people in NZ and elsewhere. The cost is huge – it is estimated the American taxpayer has paid one trillion dollars
to fight this war. To what good effect? Stop the “War on Drugs” now!
It’s a Health Issue, Not a Crime
Ten years ago (in 2000) Portugal decriminalised all personal drug use. Drug deaths in Portugal went down 27%, the feared “drug tourism” did not happen, and teenage drug use has actually decreased. The new policy now has general support across all political parties.
- Drug users are not treated as criminals
- Those with drug problems receive treatment, not jail terms!
Why not New Zealand?
Medicinal Access
The New Zealand Law Commission says clinical trials should begin and Police should leave medicinal users of cannabis alone… Natural cannabis (plant material) is now officially
accepted as a medicine by 15 of the states in the USA as well as many other countries.
Why not New Zealand?
Prohibition: a Failed Experiment
Last November, 3.4 million Californians voted for a regulated, adults-only, taxable market. The NZ Law Commission says prohibition should be a “last resort”… Prohibition is an expensive, failed, policy experiment whose burden falls mostly on the young, the poor
and Maori.
Why not change?