The push to legalise medicinal marijuana

08 Jun 2011 03:45p.m.

withheld wrote:

Not to mention the medical benefits for those with mental illness. Its the only thing that gives my brain a rest and allows me to concentrate for longer than a split second. I have never nor will ever sell or supply to anyone but myself. I have never hurt anyone while under the influence of marijuana. It takes away the desire to be dead!

07 May 2011 07:38p.m.

Isaac wrote:

let me just start by saying that Marijuana Or 'Hemp', is one of the most versatile and useful plants on our planet PERIOD. Aswell as its vast array of health benefits it may also surprise you that in over 10,000 years of recorded marijuana use there has not been one recorded death attributed to the use of this plant. On the other hand there are over 500,000 thousand deaths every year that are directly related to smoking tabbacco, And this is legal!! If you do just a little bit of research you will begin to see the huge benefits of using this plant. Hemp contains four times more pulp than trees which can be used for paper and its fiber's are stronger than steel. it also has a short growing cycle, unlike trees which can take a life time to grow. We need to stop this immature and corrupt view that 'Its a drug' and act with common sense and legalize this magic plant for the benefits of generations to come.

07 May 2011 06:33p.m.

Chelsea wrote:

Legalise marijuana for sure! No harm in the drug, it serves as a relaxing smoke if anything .. Its provided by mother nature.

21 Apr 2011 10:10a.m.

Ann wrote:

The drugs the Drs give me are addictive, ineffective and have pages of side-effects and can lead to addiction and organ failure, they can and do cause death.

Cannabis however, is not a drug it's a herb.
it is not addictive(habit forming,NOT addictive), is safe, no side effects. Cannabis is effective and relieves most of my pain nausea and fatigue.
Cannabis NEVER killed anyone. It is non-toxic

Before cannabis I was bedridden. Thanks to cannabis I have been able to get full-time work.

Thank you god for cannabis

All i want is the dignity of being allowed/protected to use this safe non-toxic herb, over the damaging addictive drugs, with their disabling side-effects

21 Apr 2011 01:27a.m.

Jim wrote:

Alcohol is the dangerous one, criminalise it!, legalise pot and take it away from the criminals!.

20 Apr 2011 06:07p.m.

dan wrote:

Peter Dunne is one of these ponsy kiwis that has never experienced any life at all,yeah him like so many drinking there alcohol which is far more dangerous need to pull there finger out of there know what. People who smoke are going to smoke it whether we like it or not.

20 Apr 2011 04:28p.m.

Craig wrote:

I see that Mr Davy has been released on bail. Excellent. One hopes that sanity and decency will prevail and that the court will accept the need for mercy, compassion and evidence-based proof about palliative cannabis derivatives.

20 Apr 2011 03:08p.m.

Ken wrote:

Marijuana.
Stops.
Physical pain.
I can't be clearer or more emphatic than that.
Time to get over this stupid, oppressive, dinosaur of a law that really only functions as a revenue earner for the courts and which wastes police resources. Stop making good people with pain into criminals!!!!

20 Apr 2011 02:12p.m.

Procyan wrote:

We, the people are New Zealand, not the politicos, the police or the pundits. Not the Army nor the BRTable. Neither is the Queen nor the USA. Its just us folks. We decide what goes.

I support the people who have the guts to stand for common sense and common decency. Kiwis do not fear standing up for a good cause. Punishment? Come on New Zealand, the man has cancer. Do you really want to hurt him more? The English used to hang 'em then quarter them and then hang the bits. That would teach him a lesson, eh?

Lets do the right thing and get behind this issue once and for all. We've learned a lot about cannabis pharmacology since prohibition began. The truth is out there: Marijuana is medicine.

20 Apr 2011 02:05p.m.

John wrote:

And 3 news are not talking to Norml because??? This seems like a rather one sided interview if you only to Drug Foundation and the police