Dunne it again

blunted-angel · Newbie Joined: Dec 29, 2003 Posts: 23 Location: NZ

OMG did you see Peter Dunhill on the news tonight spouting how pot is a gateway to 'P' abuse coz it is being sold at tinnie houses. Man what a twat. If law reform allowed sensible use of cannibas we wouldn't have tinnie houses ... we'd only have 'P' houses. Meth dens maybe

I dunno, the guy is a fuckwit and is the major barrier currently in Parliment to cannibas law reform. WHAT CAN WE DO SMOKERS TO STOP THIS PROPAGANDA ?

eaccnz · Guest

Well blunted eaccnz has put out a few press releases in response to some of his rubbish and it sounds like we'll have to release another one.

Some of them are collabarotive efforts with more than one author........interestingly enough British pot smokers are now enjoying a policy of "presumption against arresst" which is designed to allow the police to concentrate on harder drugs.

Heres some of what the British Home secretary had to say

"1 should make it clear that the UK Government is absolutely committed to tackling the scourge of drugs, and to working in the international arena to.develop effective policies and approaches to these issues. In its recently updated strategy, the Government announced that it was increasing its investment in tackling drugs from £426 million in this financial year to nearly £1.5 billion in the year starting April 2005. We have developed a full range of policies, based on evidence of what works, including tackling supply routes and middle markets, targeting action on the most dangerous drugs and on problematic drug misusers, providing effective education and support for young people and getting misusers into treatment.

The decision to reclassify cannabis was based on scientific advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, following their detailed scrutiny of all the available scientific and research material.. The Council's report is available on the website at www.drugs.uk/ReportsandPublications/DrugSpecific and I urge the Board to study it very carefully. As you will see the Advisory Council concluded that cannabis is unquestionably harmful, but that its current classification is disproportionate both in relation to its inherent toxicity, and to that of other substances (such as the amphetamines) that are currently within Class B of the Misuse of Drugs Act 197 1. It therefore recommended that it be reclassified to Class C under the Act. I would find it extraordinary if the Board thought that the UK Government should have ignored the science and based our decision on what people in some quarters might think. As we have made clear, cannabis will remain an illegal drug, and the Government will continue to publicise its illegality and the health issues around it

It does great damage to the credibility of the messages we give to young people about the dangers of drug misuse if we try to pretend that cannabis is as harmful as drugs such as heroin and crack cocaine. It quite clearly is not, and if we do not acknowledge that by ensuring our drugs law accurately reflect the relative harms of drugs, young people will not listen to our messages about the drugs which do the greatest harm. It is the misuse of Class A drugs which leads to a cycle of crime, social exclusion and misery. The reclassification of cannabis will therefore enhance the effectiveness and credibility of our drugs laws as a whole, and thereby facilitate delivery of the Government's key messages on drugs education to young people. It will also help the law enforcement and treatment agencies to focus their efforts on the most harmful drugs and on problematic drug misusers."

Now with some good quoting from the brits and also from the recent study here in NZ in which cannabis prohinition was shown to be " not working" then we can paint Dunny into a very sticky corner.

Because fools like him and O'connor are trying to tie P and Cannabis together ( and with some success judgeing by some of the tinne shops) then they are firstly dooming the war on P ( theri present approach is a lost cause anyway. But worse they are gravely endagering young cannabis smokers in particular by ensuring the continual marrige of the soft and hard drug markets.

The brits are half sensible ( only part of the way there yet ), Dunne and Anderton are yesterdays fools.

If anyone would like to help with eaccnz press releases feel free to email us a eaccnz@hotmail.com

The internet allows us to bite back.

jemelsa · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:23 am

Way to go eaccnz!!

I wish you much success in bringing some truth, facts & a more balanced perspective to the public,s awareness in this issue. To counteract the irresponsible & harmful propoganda & untruths being published in many media arenas in nz & around the world, with total lack of conscience & shocking disregard for the facts.

peace to all...
jemelsa...


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