Don Brash: "We should decriminalise marijuana"

[gatch]

It is of my opinion that cannabis should be decriminalized.

Like any other drug it is fine, IF used in moderation and with consideration to your ability to handle the effects of the drug. It's like with anything that somebody else considers dangerous.. Drugs don't kill people, people kill people..

What I am failing to understand is how this can cause some of you people to get so upset with one another..

[Winston001]

Douglas and his little group of cohorts from Treasury and the Reserve Bank were supposedly intelligent and highly educated people. In their highly paid jobs they were meant to understand the implications of their actions globally and long term. They weren't running a one off sausage sizzle, they were running a country.
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I know its OT but here's my 2 cents.

Monetarist economics as propounded by the Chicago School said that people act rationally and predictably to free market signals. For example, if you were billed for an A&E visit, you'd choose your own doctor instead or look after yourself.

It didn't work that way. People still crowded hospital emergency departments then refused to pay.

What the Fourth Labour Government overlooked was that we had a culture of state dependence and it would take a generation to unlearn that - not 3 years.

[Coolz]

The road to Perdition?......or Enlightenment?

[StoneY]

This thread has completely lost its focus

Just free the bloody weed and get the fuck on with life for gods sake

[oneofsix]

This thread has completely lost its focus

Just free the bloody weed and get the fuck on with life for gods sake

Thanks for the first laugh of the day. Your name plus comment make a brilliant association

[StoneY]

Thanks for the first laugh of the day. Your name plus comment make a brilliant association

Cheers bro - pleased I could brighten this gloomy Tuesday morning somewhat for you

[scissorhands]

The party faithful released a derail memo, when the walls came crashing down
The jester stole the emperors clothes
While faking a sycophantic admiring of his UN crown
The people cheered the stoners
75% at least they say
The other 25% spat their dummies
Because they could not continue their prohibitionist ways

dedicated to all the good NZ folks struggling with state sanctioned programming, from their bad big daddies

[Zedder]

I know its OT but here's my 2 cents.

Monetarist economics as propounded by the Chicago School said that people act rationally and predictably to free market signals. For example, if you were billed for an A&E visit, you'd choose your own doctor instead or look after yourself.

It didn't work that way. People still crowded hospital emergency departments then refused to pay.

What the Fourth Labour Government overlooked was that we had a culture of state dependence and it would take a generation to unlearn that - not 3 years.

They "overlooked" many things Winston. If they weren't Kiwis, I could see how they could've got the NZ ethos wrong but they were born and breed here.

[avgas]

The road to Perdition?......or Enlightenment?

Neverneverland

[Zedder]

The road to Perdition?......or Enlightenment?

Depends how ya roll.....

[blackdog]

Depends how ya roll.....

With Zig Zags.

[Zedder]

With Zig Zags.

That is an option indeed.

[mashman]

This GOVT has completely lost its focus

Just free the bloody weed and get the fuck on with life for gods sake

fixed for ya

[scissorhands]

Emeritus Professor Lester Grinspoon from Harvard Medical School, believes
that Cannabis will be the world's most important medical drug in the 21st
century. The reason cannabis is such an effective medicine, with thousands
of years of use, is because it contains over 60 active therapeutic
compounds. The cannabis plant can be breed for different levels of these
cannabinoids, and specific strains have been developed to treat specific
ailments, such as ADHD. Scientists can also isolate specific compounds in
cannabis to create unique new medicines.

The scientific and lay literature of the medical effectiveness of cannabis
is extensive. There are numerous conclusive studies which show that
cannabis reduces the growth of cancer tumors, including studies conducted
at the University of Otago. Some conditions like Glaucoma, can only be
effectively treated with cannabis. When made into a skin balm, cannabis is
an effective remedy for both Arthritis and Melanoma.

Only the most heartless and uncaring members of parliament could
vote against the compassionate use of cannabis. Already the hard-line USA has approved medical marijuana in many states. Not to follow suit here would cause outrage throughout the wider New Zealand community,
not to mention years of needless suffering for thousands of people.

75% of NZers want cannabis decriminalised!!

[scissorhands]