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Mild Green Election Year Cannabis Policy
Wednesday, 27 March 2002, 9:50 am | Mild Greens
New Zealander's will be fully decriminalised and cannabis/hemp officially legal by Order In Council before the 2002 General Election, if the Mild Greens succeed in their "single issue" election year public health law and order policy agenda. More >>
Peace On Earth, And Space Please Prime Minister!
Wednesday, 13 March 2002, 10:23 am | Mild Greens
I am writing to formally request that you support and sign the Space Preservation Treaty. There are only a few months remaining before the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty will be abrogated by the U.S. Administration on June 13, 2002. At that time, ... More >>
Mild Greens Solve Twin Towers Puzzle....
Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 10:39 am | Mild Greens
The Mild Greens say the War on Drugs fails all ethical and quality standards, is a gross abuse of international Health Policy, and is well past its used-by date. More >>
Youth Drinking Linked To Cannabis Hypocrisy
Tuesday, 20 November 2001, 11:58 am | Mild Greens
Increased youth drinking is being culturalised far more by a rejection of hypocritical values in society, than the lowering of the drinking age, say Christchurch social ecologists. More >>
"Pot" plant admired by Select Committee M.P.s
Friday, 19 October 2001, 3:25 pm | Mild Greens
The unexpected appearance of a marijuana seedling brought smiles to M.P.s faces at a hearing on cannabis in Christchurch earlier this week. More >>
Cannabis (almost) on Energy Agenda
Wednesday, 27 June 2001, 8:46 am | Mild Greens
A two day conference on cleaner vehicle emmissions "New Zealand Road to Cleaner Air" commencing today may consider the implementation of horticulturally derived fuels such as bio-diesel made from cannabis-hemp. More >>
MPs “Chicken” Over Cannabis Law Review
Tuesday, 8 May 2001, 10:02 am | Mild Greens
The Mild Green faction of the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party is losing patience with unaccounted delays in NZ’s promised cannabis law review. They say the Labour-led government is courting punishment in the polls for chickening out on the marijuana ... More >>
Salvation Army's "Disorientated War On Dope"
Monday, 12 February 2001, 10:21 am | Mild Greens
Christchurch drug policy analysts are critical of well meaning, but retrograde, "clinician's falacy" from the Salvation Army opposing decriminalisation of cannabis. More >>
Drug One4-B Banned: What Next - Alcohol?
Thursday, 1 February 2001, 3:08 pm | Mild Greens
Christchurch’s Mild Greens are curious as to whether the Ministry of Health, Police and Customs will initiate a precautionary ban on the sale of liquor, in line with new drug-harm prevention measures introduced under the Misuse of Drugs Amendment ... More >>
Cannabis Challenge To Global Climate Change
Tuesday, 23 January 2001, 11:17 am | Mild Greens
The Mild Greens say that the bad news from Shangai Science Conference on Global Climate Change shows urgent work is needed to reverse the effects of "human activity" over the last 50 or so years. More >>
Drug-Science Committee Nominations Closing Friday
Wednesday, 17 January 2001, 9:43 am | Mild Greens
Cannabis law reformers are drawing attention to official advisory positions becoming available under recent amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act. The new drugs advisory committee has the potential to progress NZ. beyond the insanity of blanket illicit-drug ... More >>
“Reality Based” Sex And Drug Education Supported
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 3:03 pm | Mild Greens
Drug policy reformers are welcoming the Minister of Education’s announcement that sex education is to be integrated into the New Zealand school curriculum - but say there is a more pressing need for a reality-based approach to drugs. More >>
Mild Greens Back Police Restructure
Thursday, 23 November 2000, 12:43 am | Mild Greens
Mild Greens say that discussions on a range of “cost savings measures” for the NZ Police should start with removing the inequitable prohibition on cannabis - and redundancy of at least half the police force. More >>
Potent Drug Bill Passed By House
Wednesday, 8 November 2000, 11:08 am | Mild Greens
The Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (No 4) passed through its final reading last evening, with a rare consensus of the NZ Parliament. Perhaps even more remarkably, the bill introduces evidence to the classification of drugs - in the words of the Minister ... More >>
Mild Greens say “trust and value youth - LEGALISE”
Thursday, 19 October 2000, 1:34 pm | Mild Greens
Christchurch drug law reformers say changing the hypocritical legal status of cannabis will be giving a gift of endurance for the youth of New Zealand. More >>
MMP Review Committee Abuse Spirit Of MMP
Tuesday, 17 October 2000, 12:49 am | Mild Greens
An Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party candidate says that MPs on Parliament’s MMP review committee made a serious blunder and abused their public duty by denying him an opportunity to present at their Christchurch hearing yesterday afternoon. More >>
Tougher gun law stance “barking up wrong tree”
Tuesday, 10 October 2000, 10:10 am | Mild Greens
Christchurch Mild Greens say that Government’s intention to increase sentences and “get tough” on gun offenders rings resoundly hollow. More >>
Greens Emission Package "Needs Reality Check"
Tuesday, 12 September 2000, 3:53 pm | Mild Greens
Christchurch's Mild Greens say that the Green Party's package to tackle nasty vehicle emissions contains positive steps, but is strangely lacking initiative to counter the problem at its source - the multi-billion dollar plundering of non-renewable ... More >>
Matrix of Dysfunction linked to "Home Invasion"
Thursday, 31 August 2000, 9:05 am | Mild Greens
Drug law reformers are defending the right of Associate Health and Maori Affairs Minister, Tariana Turia, to stimulate debate on the "matrix of dysfunction" afflicting Maori in New Zealand. More >>
Cannabis bill "mockery of evidence-based process"
Tuesday, 29 August 2000, 5:19 pm | Mild Greens
Marijuana law reformers have mixed feelings over the defeated “mock” vote to partially decriminalise cannabis in the youth Parliament today, saying the youth MPs were given a lousy policy option to vote on. Effectively the kids were presented with a dismal ... More >>
