NORML Prohibition Brochure 2010
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Almost half of all New Zealanders are criminals... ...that's how many * have tried cannabis! Here's why the current law isn't working and why its time for a new policy on all drugs, starting with cannabis. • Join NORML toda y! • Read Norml Newsmagazin e. Informyourself;theneducate yourfriendsandfamily. • Writ easho rtlet terto the editororcalltalkbackthenext timetheymentioncannabis. • Enroland votef orpa rties andcandidateswhosupport sensibledrugpolicies. • Writ eto, email, ringo r visityourMPandtellthem prohibitiondoesn'twork.Their emailformatisfirstname. [email protected] • Stand upfo ryour right s.If busted,pleadnotguilty. • Donatesometimeor money . BecomeamemberofNORML orhelpsponsortheCannaBus. WE NEED YOU! JOINNORMLAND HELPENDCANNABISPROHIBITION! YOU CAN HELP CHANGE THE LAW! OUr GOALS ARETOREFORMNEWZEALAND’S MARIJUANALAWS,TOCREATEALEGALLYREGULATED, TAXEDANDCONTROLLEDCANNABISMARKET.WEWILL: •Engageinpoliticalactionappropriatetoouraims •Provideneutral,unbiasedinformationaboutcannabis •Informpeopleoftheirrights •Giveadviceandsupporttovictimsofprohibition DRUG LAW DEBATE NORMLNewZealandInc.POBox3307Auckland 093025255|[email protected]|www.norml.org.nz "The current prohibition regime is not effective in limiting cannabis use ... facilitates the black market, and potentially exposes cannabis users to harder drugs." · NZ Health Select Committee Inquiry into the public health strategies and legal status o cannabis, 2003 "Cannabis prohibition has not been successful in reducing the apparent number of cannabis users in New Zealand. We recommend that the Government review the appropriatene ss of existing policy on cannabis and its use and reconsider the legal status of cannabis." · NZ Health Select Committee Inquiry into the Mental Health Eects o Cannabis, 1998 "We recommend continuance of a prohibition policy so long as this can be shown to be largely effective." · NZ's Blake-Palmer Commission, 1973 Y es, I want to join NORML and stop the war against cannabis users. Sign me up as a member! Membershipincludesa4-issuequarterlysubscriptiontoNormlNews $100=Ex ception alMemb ership $50=SustainingMembership $20=RegularMembership $10=conc essionfor student s,unwag ed,seniorci tizens additionaldonationtowardscampaignmaterials:$__________ Name: Address: City/town: Phone: Mobile: Email: Ideas/Skills: NL 09/1 0 OFF IC E US E. RCV : SN T : EN T: don't email me news and updates 11/2010 · T oday , drug prohibition has created a lucrative black market that is uelling organised crime and making our communities unsae. Is this really the society you want? · The Misuse o Drugs Act 1975 is under review. Write to, ring or visit your MP and tell them the current law doesn't work. Be sure to quote these reports when you do. * 46% 'ever used' 16-64 age group, Ministry o Health Survey, 2009 © NationalOrganisatio nfortheRefo rmofMarijuanaLaws,Ne wZealandInc.
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Almost half of allNew Zealandersare criminals...
...that's how many* have triedcannabis!
Here's why the current law isn't working
and why its time for a new policy
on all drugs, starting with cannabis.
• JoinNORMLtoday!
• ReadNormlNewsmagazine.Informyourself;theneducate yourfriendsandfamily.
• Writeashortlettertotheeditororcalltalkbackthenext timetheymentioncannabis.
• Enrollandvoteforparties
andcandidateswhosupportsensibledrugpolicies.
• Writeto,email,ringor visityourMPandtellthemprohibitiondoesn'[email protected]
• Standupforyourrights.Ifbusted,pleadnotguilty.
• Donatesometimeormoney.BecomeamemberofNORMLorhelpsponsortheCannaBus.
WE NEED YOU! JOINNORMLANDHELPENDCANNABISPROHIBITION!
YOU CAN HELP CHANGE THE LAW!
OUr GOALS ARETOREFORMNEWZEALAND’SMARIJUANALAWS,TOCREATEALEGALLYREGULATED,TAXEDANDCONTROLLEDCANNABISMARKET.WEWILL:
•Engageinpoliticalactionappropriatetoouraims
•Provideneutral,unbiasedinformationaboutcannabis
•Informpeopleoftheirrights
•Giveadviceandsupporttovictimsofprohibition
D R U G L A W D E B A T E
NORMLNewZealandInc.POBox3307Auckland093025255|[email protected]|www.norml.org.nz
"The current
prohibition regime
is not effective in
limiting cannabis
use ... facilitates
the black market,
and potentially
exposes cannabis
users to harder
drugs."
· NZ Health Select
Committee Inquiry
into the public health
strategies and legal status
o cannabis, 2003
"Cannabis prohibition
has not been successful
in reducing the apparent
number of cannabis
users in New Zealand.
We recommend that
the Government review
the appropriateness
of existing policy on
cannabis and its use
and reconsider the legal
status of cannabis."
· NZ Health Select Committee
Inquiry into the Mental Health
Eects o Cannabis, 1998
"We recommend
continuance of a
prohibition policy so
long as this can be
shown to be largely
effective."
· NZ's Blake-Palmer
Commission, 1973
Yes, I want to join NORML and stop the war against
cannabis users. Sign me up as a member!
Membershipincludesa4-issuequarterlysubscriptiontoNormlNews
$100=ExceptionalMembership
$50=SustainingMembership
$20=RegularMembership $10=concessionforstudents,unwaged,seniorcitizens
additionaldonationtowardscampaignmaterials:$__________
Name:
Address:
City/town:
Phone: Mobile:
Email:
Ideas/Skills:
N L09/ 10 OF FI CE U SE. RC V: S NT: E NT:
don't email menews and updates
11/2010
· Today, drug prohibition has created a
lucrative black market that is uelling
organised crime and making our communities
unsae. Is this really the society you want?
· The Misuse o Drugs Act 1975 is under
review. Write to, ring or visit your MP and tell
them the current law doesn't work. Be sure to
quote these reports when you do.
* 46% 'ever used' 16-64 age group, Ministry o Health Survey, 2009
© NationalOrganisationfortheReformofMarijuanaLaws,NewZealandInc.
8/8/2019 NORML Prohibition Brochure 2010
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Prohibition makes communities unsaeProhibitiongivescriminalorganisationsalucrativesourceofuntaxedincomeandcontroloverdrugsalesinourneighbourhoods.Studiesshowtougherlawenforcementoftheillegaldrugtradeleadsonlytogreaterlevelsof violence.Regulatingsaleswouldmeancannabisconsumers
wouldnotbeofferedotherdrugs.
It's easy or young people to buy drugs Weallagreethatit’simperativetorestrictaccesstoharmfuldrugsbychildrenandothervulnerableindividuals.Drugsinschoolsisagrowingproblembecause'tinnyshops'areoftenlocatednearschoolsandtheydon'tIDcustomers.Restrictingaccesstoadultswouldmosteffectivelyreduceusebyminors.
Prohibition undermines drug education Weneedeffectiveeducationaboutdrugssothatpeople–youngpeopleespecially–canmakeresponsibleandinformedchoices.Endingtheguiltandpersecutionwould
allowmoreopenandhonestcommunication.Enorcement o prohibition is racistThoughcannabisiswidelyusedbyNewZealandersin general,enforcementofdruglawsimpactsmuchharderonMaori,whoarefivetimesmorelikelytobearrested.ReformingourdruglawswillreduceoppressionofMaori.
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European Monitoring Centre for
Drugs and Drug Addiction 2004, NZDrug Statistics 2001 (APHRU).
Ever Used Used in the last month
Regulation vs. PRohibition:
Cannabis use among 15 & 16 yeaR olds
0 10 20 30 40PERCENT
The Netherlands
Regulated cannabis sales to adults
New Zealand (15-17yrsold)High arrest rate
United StatesHarsh sanctions
reasons why prohibition has not worked ALTERNATIVEPOLICIESREDUCE HARM& ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED USE7
seprte
cnnbifrom other
rug
Conumer
protectionn fetytnr
age limit
to retrictteenge
ue
Regulte
& txcnnbi
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doen't
criminliereponible
people
sfe
cce formeicinl
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outComesTHERE ARE
ALTERNATIVES toourfailedWaronDrugs
EXAMPLESofcountriesthathave
implementedalternativestocannabisprohibition
REGULATED SALESLegal;regulatedlikealcohol&tobacco
Netherlands,California(medicalclubs)
NEWZEALAND,Sweden,USA(Fed.Law&mostStates),Deathpenalty:Singapore,Indonesia,China&others
CRIMINAL PROHIBITIONIllegal;imprisonment("WaronDrugs")
Canadaand14USStatesPROHIBITION WITH MEDICAL ExEMPTIONS
Illegal;supplyformedicaluseallowed
S.Australia,W.Australia,ACT,NT,Czech,Russiaand10USstates
DECRIMINALISATIONIllegal;finesorothercivilpenalties
Spain,Portugal,Belgium,Denmark,Switzerland,Mexico,Columbia,Argentina,Uraguay,Peru.
LIMITED ENfORCEMENT Defactolegal;notenforcedsubjecttocertainrules
Prohibition erodes respect or the law AlmosthalfofalladultNewZealandershaveusedcannabis,andveryfewabuseit.Criminalisingmorethan tenthousandpeopleeveryyearservesnolegitimatepurpose,andcausesenormousharmtotheirlives,careersandfamilies.Endingprohibitionwillhelprestore
respectforthelaw,andgivepolicebetterthingstodo.
Patients deserve sae access tomedicinal marijuanaCannabisisproventobeaneffectiveandsafemedicineformanyconditionsincludingcancer,multiplesclerosis,arthritis,HIVwastingsyndrome,glaucoma,chronicpain,paraplegia,andepilepsy.Doctorsandpatientsshoulddecidewhattreatmentisbest,notpoliticiansorpolice.
Prohibition is a waste o money NewZealandPolicehavethehighestcannabisarrestrateintheworld,andit'sveryexpensive!YetnewresearchforWHOshowspeoplearenotdeterred
bytoughlawenforcement,andcountriesthathavereformedtheirdruglawsdonothavehigherratesofuse.Legalisingandregulatingcannabiswouldbestcontrolthewaycannabisissoldandused,allowsales taxestobecollectedaswellassaveheapsofmoney.
The table below shows the outcomes of each approach.
1. MINIMISE HARM:policiesshoulddiscourageirresponsibleuse,includingusebyadolescents.Preventionismosteffective wherecannabisisviewedfromapublichealthperspective,insteadofacriminaljusticeperspective.
2. STOP ARRESTINGCANNABIS USERS: theGovernmentshouldimmediatelydeclareamoratoriumonarresting thosewhochoosetouse
cannabis.Allowmedicinaluse-letdoctorsdecide,notpoliceandpoliticians.
3. DECRIMINALISE USE:removeallpenaltiesfortheuse,possessionandgrowingofcannabisbyadultsandthenon-profittransferofsmallamounts.ThedraconiansearchpowersoftheMisuseofDrugsActshouldbe
removedandcriminalrecordsforcannabisoffenceswiped.
4. LEGAL CONTROLS:aswithalcohol,cannabisuseshouldbelimitedtoadults.Drivingwhileimpairedshouldremainprohibited,andmarketingrestricted.
5. REGULATE SALES:acommercialmarketformarijuanawillalwaysexist.Itisbettertoregulatethatmarketthanleaveittoorganisedcrime.Overseas
experienceshowscannabislawchangeshavenotbeenassociatedwithincreaseduse.
400,000NewZealanderscurrentlyusecannabis,andopinionpollsshow40%to65%supportchangestothelaw,dependingonthequestionasked. WesupporttheintroductionofDutch-stylecannabiscafes.Whatdoyou think?
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