NORML New Zealand

NORML New Zealand
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NORML New Zealand is a cannabis law reform organisation in New Zealand. It is a National Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).[1] Their stated aims are given as:[2]

  • reforming marijuana laws
  • providing information about cannabis
  • engaging in political action appropriate to our aims
  • informing people of their rights
  • giving advice and support to the victims of prohibition


NORML New Zealand publish the print and electronic quarterly magazine NORML News. Copies of the magazine were submitted to the Chief Censor in May 2010 by the Department of Internal Affairs for guidance on whether it should be censored.[3]

"Mary Jane the Cannabus" is a Bedford bus belonging to NORML New Zealand that serves as a mobile cannabis law reform activism centre.[4] Mary Jane is driven by Dakta Green and resides at The Daktory when not on the road. Mary Jane participated in a nationwide tour of New Zealand promoting cannabis law reform from March to May 2008.[5]

Otago University NORML is an unaffiliated student organisation at Otago University.

See also

  • Cannabis in New Zealand

References

  1. ^ NORML - International Chapters
  2. ^ NORML New Zealand
  3. ^ "Marijuana magazine under scrutiny by Censor - Video". 3 News. http://www.3news.co.nz/Marijuana-magazine-under-scrutiny-by-Censor/tabid/309/articleID/155440/Default.aspx. Retrieved 1 November 2011. 
  4. ^ "Cannabus arrives at Parliament". The New Zealand Herald. 15 May 2008. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10510344. Retrieved 12 February 2010. 
  5. ^ "Protest goes up in green smoke". Northern News. 11 March 2009. http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/northland/local-news/northern-news/2251422/Protest-goes-up-in-green-smoke. Retrieved 12 February 2010. 

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