New Zealand: Grey Power Chapter Wants Cannabis Legalised
A group of Northland retirees who have never taken illegal drugs have started a petition to legalise marijuana.
The Otamatea chapter of Grey Power unanimously voted in May in favour of legalising the drug.
They have now started a petition, which they sent out to all the other 32 Grey Power chapters around the country.
Otamatea Grey Power president Beverley Aldridge said the drug had been used medically for over 10,000 years and it was only since 1961 when many governments made it illegal.
"None of our [members] actually takes it yet, but we want to be able to take it. We've seen our loved ones - you know, family and friends - dying in extreme pain and we don't want to go through that."
However, she was not confident the petition would find as much support elsewhere in elderly communities.
"We sent letters out to other Grey Power chapters...
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