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. The Marianas Islands, last week, became the first pacific country to
pass a cannabis legalisation bill through parliament. The bill passed despite threats from the US to revoke over US$10
million in aid to the Islands.
"Cannabis Legalisation in the Marianas will significantly boost tourism in the region as well as undermining the black
market profits associated with Cannabis," he said.
Mr Crawford hopes that other pacific islands will follow suit once they see the profound economic and social benefits of
cannabis reform. "I believe that a prohibition free zone could be established in the pacific just as was done with the
nuclear issue. New Zealand could play a key role in establishing such a zone," he said.
The Mana electorate has a very high pacific population as well as soaring levels of unemployment. "I hope that voters in
Mana will support the Cannabis Party at the ballot box once they see their pacific neighbours endorsing legalisaton,
regulation and taxation of cannabis as a way to boost their economies," he concluded.
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