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NORML News : Drug Foundation says ''Let's Talk About Pot!''

Posted by norml on Saturday, December 01 2007 (739 reads)

Get ActiveNORML NEWS SUMMER 2008

The New Zealand Drug Foundation says too much time and energy has been spent on party pills, at the expense of a rational discussion on New Zealand’s third most popular recreational substance. It has launched “Let’s Talk About Pot”, calling on the public of New Zealand to focus on a subject most politicians would rather ignore, writes WILL DE CLEENE.

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NORML News : Word! A guide to writing letters that get published

Posted by norml on Wednesday, July 25 2007 (1168 reads)

Get ActiveNorml News Winter 2007

Have you ever read an article about an issue to do with cannabis and thought “That’s just not true”? Or read an editorial or letter about cannabis and thought “I disagree”? Or seen a positive cannabis item and thought “Wow! That was really good”? If so then you could help in the fight to end cannabis prohibition by writing a Letter to The Editor (LTE). JASON BAKER-SHERMAN explains that if you have an opinion, writing a letter could be much easier than you think.

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Press Releases : Smokeout America: Worldwide protest this Saturday against the US War on Drugs

Posted by norml on Wednesday, September 07 2005 (3159 reads)

Get ActiveMarijuana law reform activists around the world will protest this Saturday 10th September against the US Government's moves to extradite Canadian Marijuana Party leader Marc Emery, and are seeking an assurance from the New Zealand Government that it would not export our local pot growers - or law reform activists - to languish in American jails.

PROTEST THIS SATURDAY 10TH SEPT: CANADIAN CONSULATE 48 EMILY PLACE AUCKLAND; CASHELL MALL CHRISTCHURCH

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International News : US Feds seek extradition of Marc Emery - protest at Canadian Embassy

Posted by norml on Wednesday, August 17 2005 (4855 reads)

Get ActiveCanadian activist and cannabis seed producer Marc Emery and two co-workers were arrested on 29 July by their own government upon the request of the US Drugs Enforcement Administration (DEA). He now runs the risk of being extradited to the USA where he may get life in jail or even the death penalty for selling cannabis seeds to US citizens over the Internet. It is important that we all protest against this dangerous escalation of the War on Drug Users. If the US succeeds in imposing its will on Canada, New Zealand could be next!

NORML is organising protests at the Canadian Consulate in Auckland, and Cashell Mall in Christchurch, on Saturday 10 September 2005. Join us there!

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CannaBus design contest

Posted by norml on Monday, July 25 2005 (2997 reads)

Get ActiveIt's the great "DESIGN A CANNA-BUS" contest!

We want your ideas for NORML's new Canna-Bus, our mighty campaign vehicle that is about to tour the country.

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archive : NORML supports boycott of any goods or services profiting Indonesia

Posted by norml on Monday, June 06 2005 (3520 reads)

Get ActiveFollowing the unjust sentencing of Shapelle Corby to 20 years imprisonment for being caught allegedly importing 4kg of marijuana into Indonesia, NORML New Zealand support promoting the boycott of any goods and/or services profiting Indonesia.

Just talking about it is a waste of time.
Everybody get active. Publicise the following:
BOYCOTT ALL INDONESIAN GOODS AND SERVICES.
OFFER ALTERNATIVE SOURCES.
Organise ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAYS elsewhere at a COMPETITIVE or better prices.

Anything less will be ineffective.
Remember, In God (Allah) we believe, but the dollar is supreme!

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NORML CannaBus: helpers & donations needed

Posted by norml on Wednesday, February 16 2005 (6480 reads)

Get Activethe CannabusNORML now has an awesome Bedford CannaBus to tour the country in this election year, and we need YOUR help to get it on the road.

We don't have to pay for the bus just yet, but we do need to complete some minor repairs, get it painted and signwritten, and fit it out with campaigning kit. We estimate NORML will need to raise at least $13,000 to purchase, repair and fit out the bus - plus running costs.

Don't be shocked at the photo here, which shows the bus in "mid-repair" with lots of bits taken off for sanding (eg headlights etc). The bus really is in mint condition apart from the body which we are fixing, sanding and painting.

We also need more crew members, especially drivers with HT licenses who want to take a few days, weeks or months out to tour the country spreading the word about marijuana law reform!

You can also help by identifying places and events around the country the bus should visit. It would also help if you could let us know places to park up overnight.

The NORML CannaBus needs your help - please make a donation, or get in contact if you have skills or contacts that could be useful!

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Research : Animal Experiements Bad Science

Posted by norml on Sunday, December 05 2004 (2990 reads)

Get ActiveAnonymous writes:
"he most celebrated study that claims to show brain damage is the rhesus monkey study of Dr. Robert Heath, done in the late 1970s. This study was reviewed by a distinguished panel of scientists sponsored by the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences. Their results were published under the title, Marijuana and Health in 1982. Heath's work was sharply criticized for its insufficient sample size (only four monkeys), its failure to control experimental bias, and the misidentification of normal monkey brain structure as "damaged". Actual studies of human populations of marijuana users have shown no evidence of brain damage. For example, two studies from 1977, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showed no evidence of brain damage in heavy users of marijuana. That same year, the American Medical Association (AMA) officially came out in favor of decriminalizing marijuana. That's not the sort of thing you'd expect if the AMA thought marijuana damaged the brain."

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NORML News : 10 Things You Can Do To Help LEGALISE CANNABIS

Posted by norml on Thursday, April 01 2004 (3416 reads)

Get ActivePlus Norml's Harvest Wish-list
Norml News Autumn 2004

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Elections : NORML Action Alert: School Trustees Association Elections

Posted by norml on Wednesday, February 18 2004 (4034 reads)

Get ActiveMany cannabis law reform supporters are involved and concerned with local issues, particularly those that affect their families. NORML encourages these people to stand for their children's School Trustees Board, and to support existing Trustees to question the STA's stance on Cannabis Law Reform.

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Newshawk Competition Update - January

Posted by drstuey on Sunday, February 01 2004 (2800 reads)

Get ActiveAs it is the end of the month, the league tables in the 2004 NORML Newshawk and letter writing competition have been updated. It's a close competition so far, with only a handful of articles submitted, so it would be easy for a new Newshawk to take the lead! The current Newshawk standings are led by NORML NZ on 9 with last year's double winner Duncan Eddy close behind on 8. No published letters have been submitted to the MAP NZ database so far. View the standings and competition conditions and tables from previous years.

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Newshawk Competition 2003 Final Standings

Posted by drstuey on Thursday, January 01 2004 (2886 reads)

Get ActiveMany congratulations to new Tauranga NORML co-ordinator Duncan Eddy who has won both the NORML 2003 Newshawk and letter writing competitions. Duncan has also set new records for the most news clippings and published letters in a year - he submitted 191 news stories to the MAP NZ database, ahead of NORML NZ on 129, NORML webmaster Dr Stuey with 57 and Ed Locks on 21. The previous record was Ken Russell with 95 articles in 2001.

And he won the letter writers competition with 11 ahead of Jason Baker-Sherman and Dave Green on 2. The previous record was held by Stephen McIntyre with 10 letters published in 2001. View the final standings from 2003 and tables from previous years.

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Newshawk Competition Update - November

Posted by drstuey on Sunday, November 30 2003 (2918 reads)

Get ActiveAs it is the end of the month, the league tables in the 2003 NORML Newshawk and letter writing competition have been updated. New Tauranga NORML co-ordinator Duncan Eddy is still in the lead of both tables and has set new records for the most news clippings and published letters in a year - with two months to go! He leads the Newshawks table with 177 news stories, ahead of NORML NZ who caught up a little on 121, NORML webmaster Dr Stuey with 53 and Ed Locks on 21. And he leads the letter writers competition with 11 ahead of Jason Baker-Sherman and Dave Green on 2. View the standings and competition conditions and tables from previous years.

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Newshawk Competition Update - October

Posted by drstuey on Saturday, November 01 2003 (3075 reads)

Get ActiveAs it is the end of the month, the league tables in the 2003 NORML Newshawk and letter writing competition have been updated. New Tauranga NORML co-ordinator Duncan Eddy has extended his lead of both tables and has set new records for the most news clippings and published letters in a year - with two months to go! He leads the Newshawks table with 166 news stories, ahead of NORML NZ on 102, NORML webmaster Dr Stuey with 53 and Ed Locks on 21. And he leads the letter writers competition with 11 ahead of Jason Baker-Sherman and Dave Green on 2. View the standings and competition conditions and tables from previous years.

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archive : Newshawk Competition Update - September

Posted by drstuey on Wednesday, October 01 2003 (3280 reads)

Get ActiveAs it is the end of the month, the league tables in the 2003 NORML Newshawk and letter writing competition have been updated. New Tauranga NORML co-ordinator Duncan Eddy has extended his lead of both tables and has set new records for the most news clippings and published letters in a year - with four months to go! He leads the Newshawks table with 148 news stories, ahead of NORML NZ on 57, NORML webmaster Dr Stuey with 52 and Ed Locks on 21. And he leads the letter writers competition with 10 ahead of Jason Baker-Sherman on 2. View the standings and competition conditions and tables from previous years.

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Cannabis Inquiry : ACTION ALERT - Health Select Committee Cannabis Report

Posted by norml on Tuesday, September 30 2003 (3560 reads)

Get ActiveThis is the first of our Action Alerts following the release of the Health Select Committee report on cannabis. Recent events make it essential for all NORML branches, supporters and activists to ACT NOW on the opportunity provided by the report. This Action Alert is focussed on lobbying MPs as their support is critical to getting the key recommendations of the report implemented, such as allowing medical marijuana, and having another inquiry by the Justice and Electoral Committee.

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Newshawk Competition Update - August

Posted by drstuey on Monday, September 01 2003 (2989 reads)

Get ActiveAs it is the end of the month, the league tables in the 2003 NORML Newshawk and letter writing competition have been updated. Dunedin NORML co-ordinator Duncan Eddy has extended his lead of both tables and has set new records for the most news clippings and published letters in a year - with four months to go! He leads the Newshawks table with 111 news stories, ahead of NORML webmaster Dr Stuey with 46, NORML NZ on 33 and Ed Locks on 21. And he leads the letter writers competition with 10 ahead of Jason Baker-Sherman on 2.

The record for the most news clippings in a year was previously held by Ken Russell with 97 in 2001. The record for most letters published in a year is 10, jointly held by Stephen McIntyre in 2001 and now Duncan Eddy in 2003. View the standings and competition conditions and tables from previous years.

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Newshawk Competition Update - July

Posted by drstuey on Friday, August 01 2003 (2854 reads)

Get ActiveAs it is the end of the month, the league tables in the 2003 NORML Newshawk and letter writing competition have been updated. Dunedin NORML co-ordinator Duncan Eddy has extended his lead of both tables. He leads the Newshawks table with an astonishing 82 news stories, ahead of NORML webmaster Dr Stuey with 33, NORML NZ on 29 and Ed Locks on 21. And he leads the letter writers competition with 9 ahead of Jason Baker-Sherman on 2.

It has been a good month for published letters, especially in the Listener where there was a Medical Marijuana letter every week. There are now 20 published letters in the MAP database - we know there have been many more letters published in the New Zealand press, but they have not been submitted to the MAP database. View the standings and competition conditions.

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NORML News : Roaring in court

Posted by norml on Friday, August 01 2003 (3587 reads)

Get ActiveNORML News Winter 2003

What you do in court depends on whether you are a Dumb Lamb, a Stubborn Mule, or a Roaring Lion! Make them work for a conviction, don't hand it to them.

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NORML News : Charges dropped for Christchurch Roaring Lion!

Posted by norml on Friday, August 01 2003 (3667 reads)

Get ActiveBy Stephen McIntyre
NORML News Winter 2003

Mike Dillon was charged with possession of cannabis and a cannabis pipe after being arrested for 'disturbing the peace' last December. At the status hearing in April, he pleaded not guilty on the grounds of unlawful arrest. The prosecution - apparently expecting an open and shut case - were caught off guard, and without a counterargument the Judge offered Mike conviction without sentence. Knowing that the conviction would cost him his job and firmly convinced he would win the case, Mike refused. The Judge then discharged him without conviction.

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