Dakta Green, formerly Kenneth Morgan (born 1950, in
Wellington
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)
is a former New Zealand
cannabis
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law reform activist and political candidate. He changed his name by public poll in 2008. He is the Activism co-ordinator for
NORML New Zealand
NORML New Zealand is a cannabis law reform organisation in New Zealand. It is a National Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).
Media and activism
NORML New Zealand publish the print and electronic quarte ...
, the driver of Mary Jane the Cannabus, and founder of
The Daktory. He was a candidate for the
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP), also known as the Cannabis Party, is a political party in New Zealand. It is dedicated to removing or reducing restrictions on the use of cannabis and similar substances.
Party history
Cannabis in New ...
in the
2009 Mount Albert by-election
The 2009 Mount Albert by-election was held in the New Zealand electorate of on 13 June 2009. There were fifteen candidates in the election. David Shearer of the Labour Party won the election with 63% of the vote. The seat was vacated by forme ...
.
Cannabis
In June 2019, Green announced to the public that he had opened a new cannabis club in
Mount Victoria, Wellington
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. In an interview he claimed a membership of 700 for the newly minted club.
He was jailed for one year in
Shasta County, California
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in 1999, and for two years and eight months in New Zealand from November 2002.
On 26 September 2011, the Solicitor General appealed the sentence of 8 months in prison and the Court of Appeal almost tripled the sentence to 23 months in prison.
Green is the focus of the 2011 TV3 documentary ''Inside New Zealand: High Time?'', directed by
Arik Reiss, and also features in the 2015 New Zealand documentary ''Druglawed''.
See also
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Cannabis in New Zealand
The use of cannabis in New Zealand is regulated by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, which makes unauthorised possession of any amount of cannabis a crime. Cannabis is the fourth-most widely used recreational drug in New Zealand, after caffeine, ...
References
External links
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/norml.org.nz/ New Zealand NORML
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1950 births
New Zealand psychedelic drug advocates
Living people
People from Wellington City
New Zealand criminals
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party politicians
People convicted of drug offenses