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johnr: I can't see you getting prison for this!
Cannabis laws and penalties
Penalties associated with cannabis range from a $500 fine for possession to a 14 year jail term for its supply or manufacture.
Cultivation of cannabis, including to sow or plant it, can, on indictment, result in a 7 year jail term or an immediate 2 years jail term and/or $2,000 fine (depending on the amount).
nakedmolerat:johnr: I can't see you getting prison for this!
Cannabis laws and penalties
Penalties associated with cannabis range from a $500 fine for possession to a 14 year jail term for its supply or manufacture.
Cultivation of cannabis, including to sow or plant it, can, on indictment, result in a 7 year jail term or an immediate 2 years jail term and/or $2,000 fine (depending on the amount).
queenstown:Got busted for possession with intent to supply cannabis
KiwiNZ: Answer to your question.... The Corrections Department
johnr:KiwiNZ: Answer to your question.... The Corrections Department
They might get the Hilton in Queenstown then
All comments are my own opinion, and not that of my employer unless explicitly stated.
lokhor: Unless he is of Maori descent, in which case he is pretty well screwed.
http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/snapshots-of-nz/yearbook/society/crime/corrections.aspx
lokhor: Unless he is of Maori descent, in which case he is pretty well screwed.
http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/snapshots-of-nz/yearbook/society/crime/corrections.aspx
Sidestep:lokhor: Unless he is of Maori descent, in which case he is pretty well screwed.
http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/snapshots-of-nz/yearbook/society/crime/corrections.aspx
That's not bias in the courts though.
It's a reflection of societal problems that have young Maori over represented in appearances before the courts in the first place.
When self-reported offending (and social background) was held constant,
Māori offenders appeared still to be twice as likely to be subject to Police attention,
relative to non-Māori offenders.
A more recent analysis of the same sample, now aged 21, indicated a smaller but
similar effect related to arrest and conviction for cannabis use. This study examined
the associations between the self-reported use of cannabis, and arrest and
conviction for cannabis related offences. Independently of self-declared cannabis
use, Māori were more likely to be arrested and convicted for cannabis use. Previous
police record, self-reported crime, and being male also increased the likelihood of
arrest and conviction. Fergusson et al found this “consistent with a labelling theory
perspective”.
All comments are my own opinion, and not that of my employer unless explicitly stated.
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