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Philip Polkinghorne sentenced to 150 hours of community work on meth charges (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 2 weeks ago by GGNZ@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

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I admit I’m not sure what the typical charges are for possessing 37g of meth, but this seems incredibly low.

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[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think it's best not to say it should be a longer sentence because it's similar to a marijuana one, and rather ask why we prosecute marijuana at all (I know the answer is the referendum, but it's still dumb).

[–] GGNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 weeks ago

I agree, I voted yes to legalize and believe it should be legalized. It wasn't the best comparison just the the first thing I thought of related to sentences for abuse of the drugs Act.