Dakta Green
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Dakta Green, formerly Ken Morgan (born 1950, in Wellington
) is a New Zealand cannabis law reform activist and political candidate. He changed his name by deed poll in 2008. He is the Waitakere regional co-ordinator for NORML New Zealand
, the driver of Mary Jane the Cannabus, and founder of The Daktory
. He was a candidate for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
in the Mount Albert by-election, 2009
.
He was jailed for one year in Chester County Prison in the United States in 1999, and for two years and eight months in New Zealand prisons from November 2002. On 29 June 2011 he was sentenced in the Auckland District Court to 8 months in prison, for various cannabis related charges. Dakta Green rejected the judge’s offer of home detention, instead he opted for jail time, claiming that his conviction was down to "politics".
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.
Dakta Green was to be the New Lynn political candidate for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
(ALCP) in the New Zealand general election, 2011
.
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
) is a New Zealand cannabis law reform activist and political candidate. He changed his name by deed poll in 2008. He is the Waitakere regional co-ordinator for NORML New Zealand
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...
, the driver of Mary Jane the Cannabus, and founder of The Daktory
Daktory
The Daktory is a cannabis dispensary and cannabis connoisseur's club located in the suburb of New Lynn, Waitakere City , New Zealand. The Daktory was founded by Dakta Green and is New Zealand's first cannabis dispensary...
. He was a candidate for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The Aotearoa Legalise 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...
in the Mount Albert by-election, 2009
Mount Albert by-election, 2009
A by-election was held in the New Zealand electorate of Mount Albert 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...
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He was jailed for one year in Chester County Prison in the United States in 1999, and for two years and eight months in New Zealand prisons from November 2002. On 29 June 2011 he was sentenced in the Auckland District Court to 8 months in prison, for various cannabis related charges. Dakta Green rejected the judge’s offer of home detention, instead he opted for jail time, claiming that his conviction was down to "politics".
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.
Dakta Green was to be the New Lynn political candidate for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
The Aotearoa Legalise 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...
(ALCP) in the New Zealand general election, 2011
New Zealand general election, 2011
The 2011 New Zealand general election on Saturday 26 November 2011 determined the membership of the 50th New Zealand Parliament.One hundred and twenty-one MPs were elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives, 70 from single-member electorates, including one overhang seat, and 51 from party...
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