John Key is right: pipe ban is unworkable

"Prime Minister John Key is right to not support the banning of pipes and vapourisers," says NORML NZ President, Stephen McIntyre. "He acknowledges that these devices can be used for "genuine and practical reasons", making a ban unpopular and unworkable." On RNZ Morning Report today, John Key said: "While people use those implements for the consumption of illegal drugs, they're also used actually for genuine and practical reasons by…

New leadership for cannabis law reform campaign

New Zealand's longest-running cannabis law reform group, the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML NZ), elected Stephen McIntyre as President at its 2010 Conference, held in Auckland last weekend. Mr McIntyre (45) has been a teacher for more than twenty years. He is married, lives in Auckland, and has two teenage children. "My personal focus is on creating safer communities where young people are no longer…

NORML’s Annual Conference and AGM – Sat 20 Nov. 2010

NORML's Annual Conference and AGM is to be held on Saturday 20 November 2010, at The Daktory in Auckland. This event is essential for all budding activists. Meet your fellow campaigners. Learn about what has been going on, and what is coming up. Discuss and plan strategies to help end cannabis prohibition. This is serious business, not a party, although we like to enjoy our work :) Due to…