Free the weed, dope, cannabis, hooch, Fri 4 Feb, outside Auckland District Courts

[Usarka]

If god didn't want weed to be smoked he wouldn't have invented:

a) weed

b) mint chock chip ice cream

c) movies

d) sex

[Scuba_Steve]

If god didn't want weed to be smoked he wouldn't have invented:

a) weed

b) mint chock chip ice cream

c) movies

d) sex

If god didn't want us to get infected he wouldn't have invented:

a) Fucking

b) Gonorrhea

c) Syphilis

d) AIDS

[Usarka]

Exactly - that's the punishment he hands out for shagging a slapper! All part of his mysterious plan.

Plus he also invented condoms at some point!

[onearmedbandit]

Using 'god' as a reason for smoking weed to me is akin to saying santa delivered my presents, or the easter bunny gave me chocolate eggs last year.

[mashman]

If there was ever a reason to do it..

The worthy replacements are faulty. Yet they are legal and contain potentially "damaging" chemicals.

The demand is there.
We have "criminals" selling cannabis Tax Free.
There's a distribution network (and taxation).
We have dairys selling the legal stuff (booze too ).
We have an outlet.

A product that has been tried and tested over Milennia v's Something a bit fuckin dodgy that kids can get a hold of easily?

Also...

Tax revenue?
Tourism revenue? (clean and green baby)
Medical research? (a whole country of willing lab rats)
Save the cops a bit of hassle too I guess?
Remove legal alternatives from the shelves?
A few less people in jail to support?
Less nutcases strung out on unknown levels of phenazapan?

Change the law. Go!

Sounds like a win win to me. That'll do donKey.

[Brett]

The sooner they make that shit illegal, the better. Legalize pot?...hope that day never happens. Too many people out there with fucked up brains and personality issues thanks to drugs. Stick to beer. Personally, I prefer whiskey or a reisling or sav.

[mashman]

The sooner they make that shit illegal, the better. Legalize pot?...hope that day never happens. Too many people out there with fucked up brains and personality issues thanks to drugs. Stick to beer. Personally, I prefer whiskey or a reisling or sav.

irony... hypocracy... love it

[FJRider]

... Plus he also invented condoms at some point!

ALWAYS wear your gumboots ...

[yod]

The sooner they make that shit illegal, the better. Legalize pot?...hope that day never happens. Too many people out there with fucked up brains and personality issues thanks to drugs. Stick to beer. Personally, I prefer whiskey or a reisling or sav.

lolololol

yeah, cos nobody's ever fucked themselves up on alcohol....it's sooooo much better for you than cannabis

ffs

[FJRider]

The sooner they make that shit illegal, the better. Legalize pot?...hope that day never happens. Too many people out there with fucked up brains and personality issues thanks to drugs. Stick to beer. Personally, I prefer whiskey or a reisling or sav.

If they made it legal (dope) ... taxed it ... and toughened the laws regarding working/driving under the "influence" of it ... the more we can as a country ... afford the current welfare/ACC system ...

[onearmedbandit]

The sooner they make that shit illegal, the better. Legalize pot?...hope that day never happens. Too many people out there with fucked up brains and personality issues thanks to drugs. Stick to beer. Personally, I prefer whiskey or a reisling or sav.

Folks, this is a great example of what taking alcohol, a known poison (with fatal consequences in excessive quantities) can do to the 'logic-processing' centre of the human brain. Remember kids, it's not cool to drink poison.

[mashman]

If they made it legal (dope) ... taxed it ... and toughened the laws regarding working/driving under the "influence" of it ... the more we can as a country ... afford the current welfare/ACC system ...

Give it exactly the same "status" as alcohol. I mean give it exactly the same legal and social rights and wrongs legislation. Over 18 blah blah blah. no driving etc...

The "manmade" stuff has the potential to be tainted with manmade pharmacological drugs that could be pretty dangerous. A potential fuckin nightmare if they "are" affecting people v's a relatively well known product... comes with a population tested guarantee.

Get the "tested" stuff on the market quickly. An possible electric shock for the economy? "Free" Money? No need to borrow? (especially with the world cup looming ).

[Blackshear]

Not a huge fan of it myself, especially in the lower socio-economic rung.
Seen a few people dig themselves a deeper hole by being pretty tight on the purse but still manage to find enough compromise for buds breakfast, lunch and dinner. To each their own, I've never shared my opinion vocally (Really, who am I to tell people what to do with their taxpayers money?), but it becomes your problem when they start relying on other people to share the compromise. One example is uni student with one class, no job and his partner working 6 days to keep me from paying a cent extra from my own pocket.

Unless ya got a medical reason for it...

[Brett]

Folks, this is a great example of what taking alcohol, a known poison (with fatal consequences in excessive quantities) can do to the 'logic-processing' centre of the human brain. Remember kids, it's not cool to drink poison.

LMAO fair call, badly worded statement on my behalf.

Edit... I am also a person that drinks in moderation...

[Brett]

lolololol

yeah, cos nobody's ever fucked themselves up on alcohol....it's sooooo much better for you than cannabis

ffs

Well to be totally correct, yes alcohol is better for you than pot...

But yes, alcohol is not much of a better equivalent. The drinking culture in this country is pathetic and a real problem. Probably gonna get shot up for that statement too...