Dakta Green offers 'cannabis for the needy'

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A cannabis bus has arrived in Christchurch, offering free marijuana for those stressed out by the quake.
A cannabis bus has arrived in Christchurch, offering free marijuana for those stressed out by the quake.

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05 Apr 2011 12:12a.m.

GanjaFarmer wrote:

Professor David Nutt's harm index, published in a controversial paper entitled Estimating Drug Harms: a risky business, is based on scores allocated for 20 substances based on physical harms, dependence and social harms. He identifies three main factors that determine the harm associated with any drug of potential abuse: a) the physical harm to the individual user caused by the drug; b) the tendency of the drug to induce dependence; c) the effect of drug use on families, communities and society. Within each category there are three components, leading to a nine-category matrix of harm, with scores of zero to three for each category. This is the final list based on that classification. In brackets is the classification given under the Misuse of Drugs Act, with Class A attracting the most serious penalties. 1. Heroin (Class A) 2. Cocaine (Class A) 3. Barbiturates (Class B) 4. Street methadone (Class A) 5. Alcohol (Not controlled) 6. Ketamine (Class C) 7. Benzodiazepine (Class B) 8. Amphetamine (Class B) 9. Tobacco (No class) 10. Bupranorphine (Class C) 11. Cannabis (Class B) 12. Solvents (Not controlled) 13. 4-MTA (Class A) 14. LSD (Class A) 15. Methylphenidate (Class B) 16. Anabolic steroids (Class C) 17. GHB (Class C) 18. Ecstasy (Class A) 19. Alkylnitrates (Not controlled) 20. Khat (Not controlled) SO WHY IS CANNAIS ILLEGAL?

28 Mar 2011 07:26p.m.

CaMo wrote:

Wow... I'd have thought by now the human race would have come to realise there are greater problems in the world. Cannabis has not nearly the amount of problems that are associated with alcohol, or nicotine. The amount of people dying from such LEGAL substances every year is disgusting. If it's OK to put things like this into your body then what's wrong with smoking something that has never killed a single person, but greatly improved many individuals lives. Doesn't the thought of having something that grows natural upon our planet illegal, seem completely....unnatural? Legalise it, control it, educate people and use all the money to help the needy of this world/country. Time to move on people. Time for change...

27 Mar 2011 01:33p.m.

paula wrote:

Seems to me that silly Hamish Clark, the "reporter" whose name is attached to this illogical and skewed piece of rubbish, needs a spanking, or something. Doug Sellman said "UP TO 80% of people WITH ADDICTIONS" but the reporter missed the point. Doug and the National Addiction Centre staff only rarely see or diagnose anyone claiming an addiction to cannabis.