You are here

Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 Legal cannabis in New Zealand? Green Party offers green light to pot smokers 🌿

Legal cannabis in New Zealand? Green Party offers green light to pot smokers

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 12/09/2016 - 08:38

Marijuana plants for sale at the California Heritage Market in Los Angeles, California. The Green Party wants regulated sale of marijuana in New Zealand.

The Green Party say it will legalise cannabis if it forms a government next year.

Under its proposal, people would be able to legally grow and possess marijuana for personal use.

The Green Party would also urgently amend the law so sick people using medicinal marijuana were not penalised.

Green Party

Green Party health spokeswoman Julie Anne Genter says there’s been a shift in public attitudes on medical marijuana and the legalisation of cannabis.

The party's new Drug Law Reform Policy released on Friday outlined plans to overhaul existing drug laws in what it said was an inevitable push toward cannabis legalisation.

"I think eventually we'll follow in the footsteps of USA and Canada," Green Party health spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said.

"It's pretty obvious that we need to modernise our drug laws...

READ MORE: 
Stuff
e-mail icon Facebook icon Twitter icon LinkedIn icon Reddit icon
Rate this article: 
Region: 
New Zealand

This marijuana news is brought to you by 420 Intel. For the latest breaking cannabis industry news, subscribe to the 420 Intel newsletter. If you'd like to promote your product or service in this area after every article, contact us.


420 Intel is Your Source for Marijuana News

420 Intel Canada is your leading news source for the Canadian cannabis industry. Get the latest updates on Canadian cannabis stocks and developments on how Canada continues to be a major player in the worldwide recreational and medical cannabis industry.

420 Intel Canada is the Canadian Industry news outlet that will keep you updated on how these Canadian developments in recreational and medical marijuana will impact the country and the world. Our commitment is to bring you the most important cannabis news stories from across Canada every day of the week.

Marijuana industry news is a constant endeavor with new developments each day. For marijuana news across the True North, 420 Intel Canada promises to bring you quality, Canadian, cannabis industry news.

You can get 420 Intel news delivered directly to your inbox by signing up for our daily marijuana news, ensuring you’re always kept up to date on the ever-changing cannabis industry. To stay even better informed about marijuana legalization news follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.