Looks like the boys from Saipan pulled it off where the Californians couldnt
Despite dire threats from the US Government promising to hold back $10 million in aid, the voters of the Northern Marianas Islands decided to legalize cannabis!
Not only will this be a boon to their fragile local economy, it is a delightful slap in the face for their draconian drug lords in the USA. This is the first time a territory of the US or state has legalized cannabis since it was scheduled a class 1 drug.
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.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/pacific-island-passes-cannabis-legalisation-bill/5/71934
Despite dire threats from the US Government promising to hold back $10 million in aid, the voters of the Northern Marianas Islands decided to legalize cannabis!
Not only will this be a boon to their fragile local economy, it is a delightful slap in the face for their draconian drug lords in the USA. This is the first time a territory of the US or state has legalized cannabis since it was scheduled a class 1 drug.
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.
http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/pacific-island-passes-cannabis-legalisation-bill/5/71934
