History has proven that that a decision is only as good as the facts upon which it is based. A decision is about to made by the NSW Government as to the amount of Drug Law Reform they are prepared to administer "at this time." Before they make this decision, we would ask them to examine the facts and decide, not whether cannabis use is morally right or wrong, but whether the advantages of re-legalising cannabis out weigh the disadvantages.
Relegalisation will mean an environment of education will be able to flourish, it means that the government will be able to reallocate the resources currently consumed by prohibition to more humanistic projects.
Relegalisation will mean that organised crime will no longer bother with the distribution of the low profit substance that cannabis will become when ‘everybody’ can grow it.
Relegalisation means that cannabis will become de-cooled in the eyes of the youth, indeed, cannabis would be regarded as "just another" personal habit.
Relegalisation means the recreation of the commercial hemp industry, a high employment industry with huge export potential awaits, just an act of legislation away.
Relegalisation also means that a whole level of society – the poor – will be able to divert more of their available dollars towards improving their physical living conditions and ultimately it means that NSW will become a more prosperous, friendlier and less stressed out place to live.
The non official viewpoint of the radical fringe Part 2. There is no evidence in Australian History of a massive movement of the people that insisted that the Government Prohibit the use of Cannabis, which makes one wonder why the stuff was banned in the first place and wonder why it is that a massive movement of the people is now needed to correct what history has since proven to be an obvious mistake.... I am sure that when the Cannabus rolled up at Government House, everyone expected us to take the BIG Joint off the roof, race it around to the front gate like a horde of angry students and try to shove it as far up the governments arse as possible, all the while yelling Free Marijuana OR ELSE you bastards! Instead of a bunch of stone freaks, a crew of committed cannabists hopped off the bus and set immediately to work demonstrating the difference between cannabis users and cannabis abusers, instead of confrontation we showed them our work ethic, our compassion and our commitment to sensible drug law reform, after all, we weren’t trying to make cannabis use compulsory, just Optional with out harassment. They said it was the most peaceful and professional political demonstration ever conducted at government house, by almost every criteria, the BIG Joint Cannabus Crusade and the Peoples Drug Summit was an out standing success, I mean, none of us were arrested … but the reality was that we tried to stage a revolution and nobody came. Millions of lonely smokers decided they would rather hide in their POT-holes than risk going to gaol, losing their jobs or being recognised by their mothers or children…sigh… such is the reality of political activism at the turn of the century and the effectiveness of over 60 years of Prohibition, thus, encouraged by the non display of Pot Power, the government looks intent on taking the easy way out and sticking yet another band-aid onto the leaky steam engine of prohibition, instead of seizing the opportunity to do some genuine social reform. words assembled by |
