Kia ora! Auckland’s torrential rain washes out J Day; no surprise that police discretion is applied unfairly but still a shock that more than 1000 convictions last year for possession and 182 imprisoned for possession; calls to overhaul our drug laws and testing shows 1/3 of drugs are not what they seem; this week on Marijuana Media on 95bFM, with hosts Jonny from bFM Drive and Chris Fowlie from The Hempstore.

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Auckland J Day postponed due to never-ending rain

The annual celebration of all things cannabis has become another victim of the extreme weather events we’ve all been experiencing this year – Auckland in particular. We had to make the difficult decision to postpone the event, right before going on air for Marijuana Media on 95bFM.

Albert Park, our home since 1992 and Auckland’s spiritual centre of free speech and freedom of expression, is waterlogged and saturated. A physical inspection showed we couldn’t proceed without destroying the park. And it’s not so much fun toking on damp squibs in the rain.

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We didn’t take this decision lightly, having missed only one year in the past 32 (due to Covid). I know a lot of people were looking forward to it, with usual attendance of around 5000, a bunch of great speakers and many stalls and markets lined up to participate.

So, J Day will be back in Spring or early Summer (date to be confirmed)….