News (Media Awareness Project) - New Zealand: Cannabis Changes |
| Title: | New Zealand: Cannabis Changes |
| Published On: | 2001-07-19 |
| Source: | Waikato Times (New Zealand) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-25 13:04:31 |
CANNABIS CHANGES
Former Youth Affairs Minister Deborah Morris wants a moratorium on
cannabis arrests and says Parliament should change laws that create
criminals out of dope-smokers.
Ms Morris in May 2000 co-founded the Coalition for Cannabis Law Reform.
She appeared yesterday before Parliament's health select committee
that is carrying out an inquiry into cannabis.
The coalition wanted a "consistent regulatory framework" across
tobacco, alcohol and cannabis and a minimum legal age of 18 for
cannabis possession and use.
Former Youth Affairs Minister Deborah Morris wants a moratorium on
cannabis arrests and says Parliament should change laws that create
criminals out of dope-smokers.
Ms Morris in May 2000 co-founded the Coalition for Cannabis Law Reform.
She appeared yesterday before Parliament's health select committee
that is carrying out an inquiry into cannabis.
The coalition wanted a "consistent regulatory framework" across
tobacco, alcohol and cannabis and a minimum legal age of 18 for
cannabis possession and use.
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