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 The NORML CannaBus “4.20 to Dunsterdam” Tour departs at 4:20pm on Friday 14th March from Albert Park in Auckland, and after campaigning in 42 towns in 42 days, with a protest at 4:20pm each
day in each town, will arrive in Dunedin on the
25th of April.
The First Annual Cannabis Awareness Week then leads up to J Day on May 3rd. After that, the CannaBus will make it’s way back to Parliament, then on to a Northland Tour. Join us when we’re in a town near you, and show your support.
TOUR DATES
42 towns in 42 days!
For tour updates see cannabus.org.nz
MARCH 2008
Friday 14 > Albert Park, Auckland
Saturday 15 > Te Awamutu
Sunday 16 > Taumarunui
Monday 17 > New Plymouth
Tuesday 18 > Stratford
Wednesday 19 > Hawera
Thursday 20 > Wanganui
Friday 21 > Palmerston North
Saturday 22 > Levin
Sunday 23 > Dannevirke
Monday 24 > Hastings
Tuesday 25 > Napier
Wednesday 26 > Wairoa
Thursday 27 > Gisborne
Friday 28 > Whakatane
Saturday 29 > Tauranga
Sunday 30 > Paeroa
Monday 31 > Coromandel
APRIL 2008
Tuesday 1 > Thames
Wednesday 2 > Manukau City
Thursday 3 > Hamilton
Friday 4 > Rotorua
Saturday 5 > Taupo
Sunday 6 > Turangi
Monday 7 > Waiouru
Tuesday 8 > Fielding
Wednesday 9 > Masterton
Thursday 10 > Naenae (Hutt Valley)
Friday 11 > Wellington City
Saturday 12 > Picton
Sunday 13 > Blenheim
Monday 14 > Nelson
Tuesday 15 > Motueka
Wednesday 16 > Westport
Thursday 17 > Greymouth
Friday 18 > Arthur’s Pass
Saturday 19 > Christchurch
Sunday 20 > Sumner Beach
Monday 21 > Ashburton
Tuesday 22 > Timaru
Wednesday 23 > Oamaru
Thursday 24 > Balclutha
Friday 25 > DUNSTERDAM!
WELLINGTON 13 – 15 May 2008, on the return
north, the CannaBus crew will visit our Members of
Parliament in Wellington. Be there!
NORTHLAND tour departing Auckland on
13 June, a two-week northern tour of duty.
See cannabus.org.nz for dates and places.
Want to get involved?
We are looking for local volunteers to assist our tour. Suggest a suitable high profile location to park Maryjane for our protest. Help with a bed for our crew and a park for Maryjane so we may stay overnight. We want to meet the locals and hold a public cannabis conversation each day.
Our intention is to arrive in each town around noon, allowing time for the bus crew to meet the public,
answer questions and recruit members for NORML, before the day’s protest at 4:20 pm. Our protests include cannabis smoking. We operate a bring and share policy. We may film these events.
The Cannabus is being fitted out as a mobile lounge and information centre with the comforts of a home away from home. We are taking a large barbeque on tour. Following our 4:20 protest in each town we will host from 6pm-9pm a ‘pot luck’ dinner so we may socialize with locals. This will
be an informal affair in a local park or such
like. The day’s protesters will be informed
where we will be setting up.
This epic journey will start
in Auckland and finish in
Dunsterdam on May 3 - J Day. Dunedin has been renamed
Dunsterdam (after Amsterdam) to
acknowledge its progressive nature
as New Zealand’s most cannabis-friendly
city. It proudly hosts the
longest running 4:20 sessions in the
country, and local police have said
they have better things to do than
arrest cannabis smokers.
Friday 25 April through to Saturday 3 May is Cannabis Awareness Week in Dunsterdam - see otagonorml.com for the full programme of events, including daily debates, movie screenings, protests, roundtable discussions, and more!
So that’s it folks. That’s the plan. Now is the time to step up and offer a hand. Donations toward the setup and running costs of the tour are needed.
For a suitable donation Norml members will be able to join the tour for a day, riding between towns. Self funding volunteer crew members are sought. Do you think you have something to offer?
Applications are sought. Preference given to those wanting to travel the whole tour, but those who can join the tour for part of the way could also enquire about available seats.
Any questions, comments or offers of help - write to cannabus@windowslive.com
Dakta Green
NORML Bus Tour Coordinator
Dakphone: 027 337 1910
Website: cannabus.org.nz
 Got a question, comment or idea about the NORML CannaBus, or want to help the tour? Post your ideas in the CannaBus 2008 NZ Tour forum thread.
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