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Cannabis party approach Benson-Pope |
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Media Release: Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, 11 June 2008
The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) today announced that it has formally invited David Benson-Pope to stand for the party in the Dunedin South electorate. Mr Benson-Pope said that he would consider standing for another party if approached, after losing the Labour party nomination.
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ALCP launches West Coast/Tasman camapign |
Steven Wilkinson
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Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party has accepted Steven Wilkinson as their representative to contest the West Coast/Tasman electorate. This will be Steven Wilkinson's third election and second time representing Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.
"I've learnt a few things from the last elections. Using the last three years to talk to people in the area, I feel that I have a better understanding of the importance's of the constituent's needs" says Steven Wilkinson.
"I think its important that the individual has a voice. I feel that cannabis users have no voice out there to speak for them. Prohibition places cannabis users into a stigmatising category, which forces them to keep their use secret, in fear of loosing their jobs or worse. While cannabis users do not come from one side of the political spectrum but across the whole swing, from doctors to unemployed, alternatives to farmers. They all know the true harms of prohibition, and that regulation is the only responsible way to handle cannabis in our society". Read More
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Stanlake killing shows nature of prohibition |
Press Release: Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party. 11 April 2008.
Tony Stanlake's brutal killing was a prohibition murder. The police are being intellectually deceitful to suggest the case 'demonstrates the insidious nature of drugs'.
The ALCP has very little sympathy for Daniel Moore. It was a premeditated murder of a friend, motivated by greed. Mr Stanlake was murdered because of the profit to be made in the black market of an extremely popular substance in widespread use in NZ. Read Moore
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Help + harm = no change |
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Press Release: Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, 5 February 2008
Lawlessness has become a way of life in NZ. In particular, a hard-core group of New Zealanders have become desensitised from the real life consequences of their own shocking behaviour. There is murder and violence, disrespect and vandalism constantly in the news, on our streets, and in our homes.
Both National and Labour are using superficial vote-catching approaches for tackling youth crime and social problems. They miss the point by focusing on symptoms rather than causes.
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Submission on Land Transport Amendment Bill (no 4) |
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ALCP submission on 'Drugged Driving' legislation
“Given the lack of evidence of any significant impairment to drivers using cannabis and the fact that cannabis users are largely unlikely to drive when intoxicated and tend to be more careful when they do, present evidence suggests that the public health importance of cannabis alone, as a contributing factor to motor vehicle crashes, is negligible” p.25, Cannabis the Public Health Issues, 1995-1996, Min. of Health Read More
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Cannabis debate puts heat on parliament |
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Media release: Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, 6 November 2007
Bravo to the NZ Drug Foundation for re-igniting discussion about the cannabis
legal status. A rational public debate on the pros and cons of
decriminalisation options for New Zealand's number one illicit drug is long
overdue. To promote real evidence will be far more useful than the silly
'media hysteria' approach which has happened to date. But it's really about
nailing the evidence and coming to a conclusion.
The Party totally agrees with the sentiment that this is the most important
issue that politicians have studiously avoided. Read more...
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