Pubdate: Sat, 30 Jan 2010
Source: New Zealand Herald (New Zealand)
Copyright: 2010 New Zealand Herald
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DRUG PLEA DISMISSED

An Auckland man campaigning to have cannabis legalised has lost his
bid to stop his drugs trial next week but says he is encouraged by
comments from the judge.

Dakta Green applied for a stay of proceedings on six drugs charges on
the grounds that they breached his rights under the Bill of Rights
Act.

Judge Anne Kiernan said he had produced some persuasive arguments for
the legalisation of cannabis but the court was not the right place for
that argument to be heard.
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