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Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party

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The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party is a registered political party. We have the same rights as any other party to voice their opinions and be heard by the general public, and we will not be shut up, shut down or shut out.

Joined July 2009
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Cannabis 1 Aug 2014
ALCP only party to support Charlotte's Web

There has been no support shown for Charlotte's Web by other political parties, Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party leader Julian Crawford says.

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party leader Julian Crawford

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Cannabis 25 Mar 2014
ALCP announce Medical Cannabis Scholarships

With availability of medicinal cannabis looming as an election issue, the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party today proposed founding tertiary scholarships for postgraduate students interested in researching medicinal uses of the cannabis plant.

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Politics 21 Jun 2013
Hemp Awareness much needed

Hemp Awareness Week has brought much needed information to New Zealanders, ALCP Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidate Michael Appleby says.

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Cannabis 13 Jun 2013
Hemp forestry needed to address safety concerns in Ikaroa-Rawhiti

Falling pine trees are the greatest risk to forestry workers, not cannabis, according to ALCP Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidate Michael Appleby.

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Politics 10 Dec 2011
Increased support for ALCP gains $1000 bonus

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party are celebrating increasing their support in the general election.

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Economy 25 Nov 2011
ALCP economic recovery package

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) is the only party with a plan to save the New Zealand economy.

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Cannabis 25 Nov 2011
Legalise the Kiwi Whanau and regulate the herb R18

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party is standing up and illuminating the 2011 general election's Health and Law and Order debates "There are upwards of 400,000 people consuming cannabis in New Zealand while 70% of violent crime is due to Alcohol," says ALCP Christchurch based candidate Kevin O'Connell.

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Politics 16 Nov 2011
Pot smoking beneficiaries left with nothing

Beneficiaries who risk losing their benefits due to drug testing are being encouraged to give their Party Vote to the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party in the upcoming election.

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Politics 14 Nov 2011
ALCP has increased its position in the polls by 800% in one week

The leader of the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, Wellington Barrister Michael Appleby, was thrilled to see the party race up in the latest NZ Herald poll.

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Police 18 Oct 2011
ALCP congratulate police on drug-dog decision.

The finding that police drug-dog searches in schools are illegal is a victory for human-rights, Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party leader Michael Appleby says.

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Internet 17 Oct 2011
ALCP endorse Pirate Party policy

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party has issued a statement of solidarity with the Pirate Party today.

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Cannabis 12 Oct 2011
Cannabis users to be kicked off dole

Beneficiaries who risk losing their benefits due to drug testing are being encouraged to give their party vote to the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party in the upcoming election.

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Alcohol 9 Oct 2011
Wine found to contain class-B drugs

The associate health minister acted swiftly to remove wine from the shelves today after it was found to contain two class-B drugs.

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Politics 27 Sep 2011
ALCP urge kiwis to oppose surveillance bill

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party is calling on all New Zealanders to make a submission to the Video Camera Surveillance, Temporary Measures Bill which is being debated under urgency today.

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Cannabis 27 Sep 2011
Ignorance a key factor in cannabis debate

Prime Minister John Key has waded into the cannabis debate by saying it would be a step in the wrong direction to relax the law.

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Politics 26 Sep 2011
ALCP election campaign subject to State interference

The Crown is interfering in a democratic election, Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party leader Michael Appleby says.

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Cannabis 25 Sep 2011
ALCP call on cannabis growers to plant a seed for spring

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party is celebrating the spring equinox by calling on New Zealanders to grow as much cannabis as possible this summer.

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Court 23 Sep 2011
John Key broke the law says ALCP leader

Forty trials and over 50 police operations, affected by the Supreme Court ruling on covert surveillance, will not be able to be prosecuted even if a retrospective law change is made, the ALCP claim.

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Cannabis 21 Sep 2011
ALCP Leader calls for re-examination of covert surveillance cases

All those prosecuted in Operation Lime and other cases which involved covert video surveillance should immediately contact a lawyer and have their cases re-examined, Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party leader Michael Appleby says.

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Police 20 Sep 2011
Government declares war on judiciary

The New Zealand Government has gone into urgency to suspend the effect of the Supreme Court Urewera judgement after it rendered all police video surveillance footage unlawful.

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Politics 12 Sep 2011
ALCP Launch 2011 Election Campaign

CHRISTCHURCH — The lastest technology was used at the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party's 15th AGM and Conference held in Christchurch this weekend.

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Politics 8 Sep 2011
ALCP Launch Election Campaign September 11th

If elected, ALCP will establish medical, industrial and recreational cannabis industries worth billions to New Zealand business the party's leader says.

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Cannabis 3 Sep 2011
Aotearoa Cannabis Truth Roadshow coming to a town near you

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party is pleased to announce that a Natiowide Cannabis Truth Roadshow will commence on September 7 in Levin.

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Cannabis 21 Aug 2011
Mothers who support ALCP are unreliable parents judge says

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party have formerly laid a complaint with the Solicitor General regarding the unlawful conduct of Judge David Burns.

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Cannabis 5 Aug 2011
Kronic Correction

It appears that information in an ALCP media release from yesterday was untrue.

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Cannabis 3 Aug 2011
ALCP: Peter Dunne misled the Nation

In April Peter Dunne told the public that Kronic was 'less harmful than cannabis'.

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Cannabis 26 Jul 2011
Growers must take precautions to avoid arrest

Cannabis growers should take more precautioons to avoid arrest following the seizure of a couple's home in Rotorua.

BOP house seizure

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Cannabis 21 Jul 2011
ALCP: 'We will guarantee patients access to medical marijuana if elected in November'

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party will disband Medsafe if elected in November to ensure that cannabis and other natural medicines are freely available to patients who need them.

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Cannabis 23 Jun 2011
Banning Kronic is not the answer

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) candidate in the Te Tai Tokerau by-election Maki Herbert says banning Kronic would only strengthen the black-market trade in drugs.

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Cannabis 15 Jun 2011
Canna-bus tour to smoke out candidates' views on pot

NORTHLAND — The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) is taking their new “Cannabus” on a tour of Northland to campaign in the Te Tai Tokerau by-election.

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Politics 1 Jun 2011
ALCP: Putting the 'Toke' back in Te Tai Tokerau

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) has selected Maki Herbert to contest the Te Tai Tokerau by-election.

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Cannabis 21 May 2011
Budget 2011: Blind government fails to see billion dollar solution

The government’s budget will do nothing to alleviate the economic crisis and associated poverty, according to the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP).

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Cannabis 13 May 2011
Calls for CERA to relex cannabis laws

CHRISTCHURCH — The Aorearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) is calling on the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) to its special powers to legalise cannabis in Christchurch.

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Politics 9 May 2011
Dakta Green stands in New Lynn

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) is pleased to announce that Dakta Green will stand for the party in the New Lynn electorate in this year's election.

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Cannabis 3 May 2011
Some Law Commission proposals good but 'bullshit' laws will remain

Law Commission recommendations to remove penalties for minor drug offences is supported by the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) but continuing to prosecute social dealers makes a mockery of the proposal.

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Food 27 Apr 2011
ALCP support Australasian hemp food proposals

Food Standards Australia New Zealand Re: Application Paper A1039 – Low THC Hemp as food.

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Cannabis 20 Apr 2011
Medicinal cannabis industry will boost economy

Calls to develop a medicinal cannabis industry are being applauded by the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP).

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Cannabis 12 Mar 2011
Cannabis Bus headed to Christchurch on Medical Marijuana relief mission

CHRISTCHURCH — A NORML bus packed with supporters from Auckland's 'The Daktory', New Zealand's first cannabis dispensary, are headed to earthquake stricken Christchurch to provide much needed relief to the region's medical cannabis users.

Medical Marijuana is being packed for distribution in quake hit Christchurch

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Cannabis 4 Mar 2011
Legalise cannabis to fund earthquake recovery

ALCP candidate in the Botany By-Election, Leo Biggs, is calling on the government to legalise cannabis to help fund the re-building of Christchurch, rather than cut Working for Families and interest-free student loans.

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Cannabis 18 Feb 2011
Death Sentence Imposed on Medical Cannabis Patient

TIMARU — The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party's candidate in the Botany by-election, Leo Biggs, is calling on Judge Neave to show compassion in the case of a Timaru cancer patient to be sent to jail for using medical cannabis.

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Cannabis 11 Feb 2011
ALCP Botany By-Election Candidate Leo Biggs

AUCKLAND — The Aotearoa Leglise Cannabis Party are pleased to announce that Leo Biggs will be representing the Party in the Botany By-election.

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Cannabis 1 Feb 2011
Mis-State of the Nation Address

John Key’s plans for asset sales to get the NZ economy moving are bereft of creative thinking and nothing new.

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Government 14 Dec 2010
Prisoners Denied the Right to Vote

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) are calling on Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand to strike down legislation which denies prisoners the right to vote.

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Cannabis 3 Dec 2010
Nandor Tanczos elected to NORML Board

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) congratulate the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) for electing a new board of Directors.

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Cannabis 30 Nov 2010
ALCP call for end to Coal Mining in NZ

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party are calling for a permanent end to Coal Mining in New Zealand.

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Cannabis 15 Nov 2010
NZ Government Legalises Medical Marijuana

Mana By-election Candidate for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, Julian Crawford, is welcoming news that the New Zealand Government has approved the medical use of cannabis in New Zealand.

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Cannabis 15 Nov 2010
Pacific Island passes Cannabis Legalisation Bill

Mana By-election candidate for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party, Julian Crawford, is welcoming news that cannabis legalisation is taking hold in the pacific region.

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Cannabis 9 Nov 2010
Michael Appleby re-elected for 15th consecutive time

WELLINGTON CITY — Michael Appleby a Wellington Barrister was re-elected leader at the 15th AGM of the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.

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Cannabis 8 Nov 2010
Cannabis Party hold annual conference

CHRISTCHURCH — The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) are calling for an amnesty for all personal cannabis use during the rugby world cup.

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Cannabis 2 Nov 2010
Cannabis Party to launch Mana campaign

WELLINGTON — The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party will launch its Mana By-election campaign tomorrow night in Porirua.

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Council 29 Oct 2010
Cannabis Party Contest Mana By-Election

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party is pleased to announce that Julian Crawford will be standing for the party in the Mana by-election.

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Cannabis 14 Sep 2010
Molenaar Inquest buries crucial evidence

Recommendations from the coroner’s inquiry into last year’s Napier siege incident have ignored the fact that this – and other recent police shootings – were generated by a draconian prohibition of cannabis.

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Cannabis 13 Sep 2010
Regulation will make Cannabis R18

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party is renewing calls to regulate cannabis after 12 high school students were found possessing the drug in Wellington.

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Cannabis 23 Aug 2010
Cannabis Club Set Up in Whangarei

WHANGAREI — Written by Dakta Green.  A Whangarei cannabis club, set up by Daktory founder Dakta Green on Friday night, attracted around fifty locals but not the attention of police.

Whangarei MP Phil Heatley's electorate office

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Cannabis 16 Aug 2010
"I'm buggered if I know" why we prosecute adults for Cannabis says ex-Top Cop

A recently retired senior police officer who once headed the National Drug Intelligence Bureau says police have made a "tactical mistake" in the way they deal with cannabis offences.

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Cannabis 28 Jul 2010
Dakta Green Free After 3 Year Court Battle

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party congratulates both Dakta Green and Judge Graham Hubble for Green's discharge without sentence yesterday.

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Police 16 Jul 2010
Armed Cops - A shot in the ass for NZ public

Armed Police will only make our society more dangerous says the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.

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Cannabis 27 Jun 2010
Govt ups War on Cannabis - Misuse of Drugs Amendment 2010

Misuse of Drugs Amendment 2010.

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Cannabis 5 Jun 2010
Cops Win War on Cannabis - YEAH RIGHT

The Cannabis Party are taking a big swipe at the NZ Police over the claim they are winning the "War on Cannabis".

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Cannabis 12 May 2010
OUSA threaten Otago Norml

DUNEDIN — The Otago University Students Association (OUSA) has taken action designed to remove the Norml's 420 cannabis protest from campus.

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Media 12 May 2010
Norml News Sent to Censor

Police have referred the last three issues of Norml News to the Censor in an effort to ban the magazine.

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Cannabis 12 May 2010
Free Marc Emery the Prince of Pot

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) is outraged at the extradition to the USA, of Marc Emery, the 'Prince of Pot'.

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Cannabis 4 May 2010
Stronger Cannabis Makes Better Medicine

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) welcomes the news that cannabis is now four times stronger than in the past.

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Cannabis 30 Apr 2010
J Day - Opportunity to protest fascist 'Operation Lime'

Spies in Gardening Shops – “Is book burning next?” says Michael Appleby, Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party leader.

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Cannabis 25 Apr 2010
Drug law fix costs much less than private prison

New Zealand can eliminate the bogus 'need' for a new 1000 bed privately-run prison in South Auckland by decriminalising and regulating cannabis.

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