Don Brash talks dope - Full interview

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Tue, 27 Sep 2011 3:50p.m.

ACT Party leader Don Brash, being questioned by Patrick Gower

ACT Party leader Don Brash, being questioned by Patrick Gower

The ACT Party has all its eggs in one basket, Epsom, and its future relies on its Epsom candidate, John Banks, being elected.

But party leader Don Brash made a spontaneous announcement at the weekend saying he wants to investigate the feasibility of decriminalising the use of marijuana.

And this announcement went against the personal and passionate belief of Mr Banks who is vehemently against the plan and wasn’t even informed of the announcement.

Political reporter Patrick Gower spoke to Dr Brash about his announcement and about Mr Banks’ reaction to it.

Dr Brash says Mr Banks is “entitled to that view”.

“Well he doesn’t support that idea, he’s told me that and he’s been a long time opponent of that.

 “I have a lot of respect for John Banks, he was a police minister for a number of years and I think we need a serious conversation about this issue,” he says.

“John Banks and I have a very good relationship and I have a huge amount of respect for him.

“Anyone could take me out as leader of the ACT Party…but politics is politics,” Dr Brash says.

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27 Sep 2011 07:41p.m.

Glenn wrote:

Joshua, cannabis doesn't cause hallucinations. Whoever says that is an egghead, it does no such thing. Comments like that just prove that those who oppose it really know nothing about what they oppose.

27 Sep 2011 06:38p.m.

Joshua Avery wrote:

cannabis shuld be legalised because people still smoke it, also tabbaco and tabbaco are way worse, tabbaco has around only 800 chemicals, cannabis has around 400 and yet the people against it think that cannabis is worse because it causes hallusinations, but alcohol does that and also causes people to get angry, they start fights drive aggresively. The main things that cannabis does is relax people, cause occasional hallusinations, or cheer people up. these things arent a major concern other than tabbaco causing lung cancer, inpotents, and many other horrible things. this is why I think i cannabis should be decriminalised, thanx.