Doped Kids Won't Catch The Wave
Tuesday, 7 August 2001, 3:54 pm
Press Release: New Zealand First Party
The fact that the anti-decriminalisation petition organised
by the School Trustees' Association attracted 36,000
signatures is a clear cry from the parents of our young
people that they do not want marijuana use or possession
legalised in any way, National's Education spokesperson
Gerry Brownlee said today.
"Today's presentation of the
petition at Parliament sends a strong message to the
Minister of Education to change his liberal views and come
out on the side of young New Zealanders.
"The Government
must now wake up and get active in fighting against the
people who grow marijuana and supply it to young people. The
petition is a message to the Police Minister to get involved
and wage war against the drug-dealing criminals.
"National is implacably opposed to liberalising marijuana
laws. Our young people are too important to have their
vitality, ambition and capacity to learn destroyed.
"As
Education spokesperson it is clear to me that New Zealand
will never catch the 'knowledge wave' if our young people
are doped out of their brains. This should be just as clear
to the Minister," Mr Brownlee said.
Ends
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