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New Zealand: Halt To Cannabis Arrests Sought
ccguide Friday 21 Sep 2001 Pubdate: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 Source: New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) Copyright: 2001 New Zealand Herald Contact: Website: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/300 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?420 (Cannabis - Popular) HALT TO CANNABIS ARRESTS SOUGHT Pro-cannabis organisation Norml is calling for a moratorium on cannabis-related arrests until the Government decides if the drug should be decriminalised. After an annual meeting over the weekend, Norml (the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) said cannabis arrests should be stopped until the health select committee completed its inquiry into the details of a possible law change. President Chris Fowlie, who was recently arrested and charged with possession of cannabis, said police were targeting people to catch them with the drug. "The inquiry has been told that the police do not go around looking for cannabis smokers, but that's exactly what happened to me. "We urge the Government to consider the merits of an amnesty on cannabis arrests so that average New Zealanders can present their evidence without fear of retribution," he said. Former New Zealand First MP and Youth Affairs Minister Deborah Morris, now a spokeswoman for the organisation, said the moratorium was needed to encourage "open and honest debate" about cannabis issues while a possible law change was considered. - --- MAP posted-by: Josh
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