skunk
06-04-2009, 08:50 PM
I'll give you one guess.
Cannabis Party Has Answer To The Recession (http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00062.htm)
Interesting platform to run on. I hope they raise awareness, although I'm not entirely sure that a political party should be centered around one issue (or plant for that matter)...
If elected to parliament, the ALCP will introduce the following measures to bring the country out of recession:
1. Immediate tolerance of adult personal cannabis use This will save New Zealand $500 million each year, from money needlessly spent on law enforcement, prosecution and imprisonment of cannabis users.
2. Regulate and tax all retail sales of cannabis. Cannabis is the most popular illicit drug. Taxation gathered from an R18 cannabis industry would add $500 million plus to the economy each year. This would also create a boom in tourism.
3. Produce all fuel and energy needs locally Hemp will be planted on a scale similar to Pine Forests, at a density of around 500 plants per square metre. In one year Hemp will produce more resources than pine could in 30 years. All fuel for cars, trucks, buses and aeroplanes as well as coal fueled power stations could be produced locally, with profits staying in New Zealand. Hemp fuel is carbon neutral and does not contain sulphur. New Zealand could lead the world in renewable resource management and environmentally friendly energy production.
4. Create new jobs. Both the cannabis and hemp industry will create tens of thousands of new jobs, including Hemp farming, processing, manufacturing and retail sales. A wide range of products from textiles, to bio-plastics, to cosmetics and medicines will offer many new opportunities.
5. Grow the economy. Cannabis is a highly economic cash crop. Just as fuel oil has maintained the economy up until now, hemp fuel could continue to do so. The only difference with hemp is that it is annually renewable and therefore never runs out. Cannabis Regulation would undermine the lucrative black market and generate revenue for the benefit of all New Zealanders.
6. Social Advantages - A prosperous economy creates a financially stable society, All evidence shows an economically stable society is a happier less needy society resulting in less crime and associated costs.
Due to the first two steps alone, NZ is losing a billion plus per year while cannabis prohibition is maintained. ALCP policy will add a billion dollars to the economy each year. The cumulative social, environmental and economic effects of legalising cannabis will be massive.
Any voter who wants to end the economic recession should vote for the ALCP, the only party with the solution. Please support Dakta Green in the Mt Albert By election and join the party online at www.alcp.org.nz (http://www.alcp.org.nz)
Cannabis Party Has Answer To The Recession (http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00062.htm)
Interesting platform to run on. I hope they raise awareness, although I'm not entirely sure that a political party should be centered around one issue (or plant for that matter)...
If elected to parliament, the ALCP will introduce the following measures to bring the country out of recession:
1. Immediate tolerance of adult personal cannabis use This will save New Zealand $500 million each year, from money needlessly spent on law enforcement, prosecution and imprisonment of cannabis users.
2. Regulate and tax all retail sales of cannabis. Cannabis is the most popular illicit drug. Taxation gathered from an R18 cannabis industry would add $500 million plus to the economy each year. This would also create a boom in tourism.
3. Produce all fuel and energy needs locally Hemp will be planted on a scale similar to Pine Forests, at a density of around 500 plants per square metre. In one year Hemp will produce more resources than pine could in 30 years. All fuel for cars, trucks, buses and aeroplanes as well as coal fueled power stations could be produced locally, with profits staying in New Zealand. Hemp fuel is carbon neutral and does not contain sulphur. New Zealand could lead the world in renewable resource management and environmentally friendly energy production.
4. Create new jobs. Both the cannabis and hemp industry will create tens of thousands of new jobs, including Hemp farming, processing, manufacturing and retail sales. A wide range of products from textiles, to bio-plastics, to cosmetics and medicines will offer many new opportunities.
5. Grow the economy. Cannabis is a highly economic cash crop. Just as fuel oil has maintained the economy up until now, hemp fuel could continue to do so. The only difference with hemp is that it is annually renewable and therefore never runs out. Cannabis Regulation would undermine the lucrative black market and generate revenue for the benefit of all New Zealanders.
6. Social Advantages - A prosperous economy creates a financially stable society, All evidence shows an economically stable society is a happier less needy society resulting in less crime and associated costs.
Due to the first two steps alone, NZ is losing a billion plus per year while cannabis prohibition is maintained. ALCP policy will add a billion dollars to the economy each year. The cumulative social, environmental and economic effects of legalising cannabis will be massive.
Any voter who wants to end the economic recession should vote for the ALCP, the only party with the solution. Please support Dakta Green in the Mt Albert By election and join the party online at www.alcp.org.nz (http://www.alcp.org.nz)