Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

The owner of the Switched on Gardener chain of hydroponic stores has been sentenced to four years and three months in jail.

Judge Andree Wiltens refused the option of home detention as he sentenced Michael Quinlan at Auckland District Court today.

General manager Peter Bennett, 43, was also sentenced, receiving prison time of three years, nine months.

Two women broken down in tears as the sentence was read out to the packed court room.

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ALCP and NORML present a global protest against prohibition and celebration of the cannabis culture, on Saturday May 4th, 2013, from high noon. There has been a change of venue in Christchurch. J-day will be at Cranmer Square.

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In an interview on National Radio Dr Leo Schep, the toxicologist behind the Kronic ban, admitted that natural cannabis is less harmful than synthetic products currently available.

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Broadcaster and celebrity Alison Mau has joined the fight for legal cannabis after speaking out about the issue on TV1's current affairs show Seven Sharp.

Mau was interrupted by other presenters as she tried to explain that cannabis was beneficial to the likes of Cancer, AIDS and Glaucoma sufferers.

It is absurd that the Government is prepared to allow the regulation and sale of synthetic cannabis products while at the same time natural cannabis will remain prohibited.

"Shouldn't natural cannabis be subjected to the same rigourous testing regime as synthetic cannabis, to determine once and for all whether it is safe for adults?" Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party spokesman Steven Wilkinson said.

A yet to be released documentary film about New Zealand's role in the international War on Drugs shows that cannabis prohibition has been forced on this country by foreign powers.

DRUGLAWED, the documentary that exposes how the US has imposed its failed drug policies on New Zealand is presented by Section 18 Films and BT-Tokyo Media.

One of New Zealand's top radio interviewers, Kim Hill, interviewed filmmaker Eugene Jarecki on National Radio shortly after 9am on April 20 about his new Drug War documentary The House I Live In.

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Rotorua beneficiaries advocate Paul Blair has again appealed to the Court of Appeal, claiming he was wrongly convicted on cannabis charges.

In January, Blair, 62, was found guilty after a retrial in the Hamilton District Court of one charge of selling cannabis and one charge of possessing cannabis for the purpose of supply in 2010.