No...really
Police in the New Zealand capital of Wellington were weighing charges Friday against a group of pro-cannabis protesters who invaded the cop-shop with a cart full of burning marijuana, according to a report from the scene.
The activists had been demonstrating on parliament grounds by smoking marijuana openly in front of police and security, as party of an ongoing campaign of civil disobedience.
Weaponized marijuana has arrived....
I can only imagine how this would go over here in the Land of the Free and the Brave.
The act of civil disobedience was done by a 'pro-cannabis' group that had been demonstrating much of the day.
Their specific goal is the pressure the government into allowing cannabis smoking at the Rugby World Cup next year, which is a smart idea.
New Zealanders have a history of violence when it comes to losing rugby matches, and much of the rage, many locals portend, is due to copious alcohol consumption. The marijuana campaigners suggest that allowing fans to smoke marijuana instead would be safer.
Portugal did this several years ago to cut down on alcohol-fueled soccer violence and it's still tolerated there.
The main part of the protest appears to have been tolerated admirably by the police but the shopping cart full of burning marijuana plants rammed into the police station was probably not THE brightest idea.
Police said they were examining a shopping cart, which reportedly contained a heap of flaming marijuana. The brazen act of defiance was allegedly committed on camera, but authorities have not yet released the footage.
Handcuffs for all and charges are being mulled.
Can you imagine the law enforcement response here if something like this occurred?
Whooo!