Pubdate: Mon, 13 Dec 1999
Source: San Jose Mercury News (CA)
Copyright: 1999 San Jose Mercury News
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ONE `AYE' FOR THE GANJA

One of New Zealand's new Green Party lawmakers has said he will not stop
using cannabis now that he has entered Parliament.

Dreadlocked Nandor Tanczos told the Sunday Star Times newspaper in
Wellington that he uses cannabis as part of his Rastafarian religious
practice.

``I don't use cannabis very often and I don't use it in a recreational
way,'' Tanczos was quoted as saying. ``I certainly have no intention to be
intoxicated while being involved in any parliamentary work,'' he said.
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