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ALCP: Hemp Can Reverse Man-Made Climate Change
Monday, 19 October 2009, 10:37 am | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) is the only New Zealand political party with a policy that can reverse man-made climate change. Neither emission reductions targets or carbon trading schemes will solve the problem. Nor will the establishment ... More >>
Top NZ Police lie to Public about Cannabis
Monday, 5 October 2009, 10:01 am | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
During the 2008-09 National Cannabis operation, NZ Police seized 140,000 cannabis plants and arrested 1100 people. Detective Senior Sergeant Scott McGill from Police National Headquarters said in the media that $379 million worth of social harm had ... More >>
Hair drug-testing "dangerous"
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 5:32 pm | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Expensive hair drug tests being marketed to New Zealand parents are intrusive and their usefulness is highly questionable. The ALCP believe drug testing will only sow more mistrust and alienation between parents and children. More >>
NZ Should Follow Mexico’s Example
Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 9:22 am | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party welcomes Mexico enacting a law 'that decriminalises possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroine. The law defines "personal use" amounts for these drugs, as well as LSD and methamphetamines. It says people ... More >>
ALCP Backs Bid To Free 769 Political Prisoners
Friday, 17 July 2009, 1:56 pm | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party agree, with Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias' call to let some prisoners out of jail. We have been pleading for 13 years "Let our people go". At this time there are approximately 769 people rotting in jail for cannabis. ... More >>
Prisons filled because of cannabis law
Friday, 17 July 2009, 11:29 am | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
"The gateway to - and bread and butter of - our justice system is the dysfunctional black market status for cannabis". New Zealand has a disgracefully high imprisonment rate, second only to the USA and closing rapidly. "Criminalisation chickens have ... More >>
ALCP support re-hash of Medicinal Cannabis Bill
Monday, 6 July 2009, 11:03 am | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The ALCP commend MPs for engaging in the Medicinal Cannabis debate. While Metiria Turei's Misuse of Drugs amendment bill failed to pass its first reading, many Members from across the political spectrum voiced support for THC based medicine. More >>
ALCP: Medpot letter sent to MPs
Monday, 29 June 2009, 8:49 am | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The following letter has been sent to all MPs, calling on them to support Metiria Turei's Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill, which goes before the house this Wednesday. Dear Member of Parliament The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party ... More >>
Medicinal Cannabis Bill
Friday, 26 June 2009, 1:48 pm | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party are calling on all MPs to support an extremely important piece of legislation that will be before the house on Wednesday 1st of July. Metiria Turei's Medicinal Cannabis Bill will make it legal for patients with ... More >>
ALCP Lodges Complaint To Standards Authority
Friday, 12 June 2009, 12:39 pm | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party has lodged a formal complaint with the BSA relating to coverage of the Mt Albert By-election by TVNZ politics show back benches. The host of the show had indicated that all Mt Albert candidates were to appear on the ... More >>
Cannabis Party Has Answer To The Recession
Friday, 5 June 2009, 10:09 am | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Bill English's first budget as Finance Minister demonstrates that neither he nor the Government has any idea how to survive the recession. While other political parties debate how to deal with the Global Financial Crisis, only one party has the solution ... More >>
Pot Growing An Extraordinary Conflict Of Interest
Tuesday, 26 May 2009, 9:24 am | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party Mt Albert candidate Dakta Green today called the news that Police have been growing their own crops of cannabis in order to test its potency an extraordinary conflict of interest, saying it was the job of the Police ... More >>
Party Welcomes Labour Candidate's Position On Pot
Saturday, 23 May 2009, 1:31 pm | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE USE MAY 22, 2009 Legalise Cannabis Party Welcomes Labour Candidate's Position On Marijuana Dakta Green, the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) candidate in the upcoming Mt Albert by-election, has welcomed David Shearer's ... More >>
ALCP Candidate Seeks National Candidate's Backing
Saturday, 23 May 2009, 1:13 pm | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) calls on National to endorse Dakta Green in the upcoming Mt Albert by-election after Melissa Lee confessed today on talkback radio that she had no chance of winning the Auckland seat. More >>
Dakta Green: Cannabis, tunnels, police and health
Tuesday, 19 May 2009, 9:25 am | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
I WILL: . Build the tunnel you want, . Put 200 more Police on the frontline, . Build two new 350 bed prisons, . Increase the health budget for prescription drugs by 20%. More >>
ALCP: State Interference in By-Election
Monday, 11 May 2009, 9:42 am | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Police continued their interference in the Mt Albert by-election by arresting ALCP candidate Dakta Green for the fourth time in a fortnight. ALCP believe that Police are persecuting Dakta Green because of his political position. ALCP wrote to the ... More >>
ALCP Candidate - State Interference in By-Election
Sunday, 10 May 2009, 9:07 pm | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Police continued their interference in the Mt Albert by-election by arresting ALCP candidate Dakta Green for the fourth time in a fortnight. ALCP believe that Police are persecuting Dakta Green because of his political position. ALCP wrote to the ... More >>
Dakta Green’s Stony Road to Mt Albert
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 11:21 am | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The ALCP are asking Police for an explanation after its candidate in the Mt Albert by-election was arrested for the third time in one week. The candidate, Dakta Green, is a prominent cannabis law reform activist who has engaged in hundreds of acts of ... More >>
Dakta Green To Contest Mt Albert By-Election
Saturday, 2 May 2009, 4:14 pm | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party is pleased to announce that Dakta Green will stand for the party in the upcoming Mt. Albert By-Election. The Mt. Albert seat was made vacant by the resignation of Helen Clark. More >>
ALCP applaude economic stimulus plan
Friday, 6 March 2009, 11:47 am | Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis party applaudes a plan to legalise marijuana in California which would create $1 billion in tax and thousands of new jobs. This stimulus plan will protect California from the impending economic crisis and if New Zealand is ... More >>
