J Day is an International day celebrating our cannabis culture and a protest against the failed War on Drugs.

All events are free, starting at High Noon and run to 4:20pm or so.

Auckland J Day in Albert Park features music and speakers, on the mightly JAFA Mafia sound system, plus market stalls and information booths.

About J Day:

Are you one of NZ's half-million pot smokers, or do you know one of them? Most Kiwis support cannabis law reform. It's time to demand change! J Day is a celebration/protest - held every year since 1992 - in support of NORML's three campaign goals:

A health issue, not a crime: Cannabis consumers and producers should not be criminals. Concentrate resources on problematic abuse. Let the police focus on crime that matters.

Safe legal access to medical cannabis: Medicinal cannabis is allowed in 23 states in the USA, Israel, Netherlands, Spain, Canada etc. Why not here?

Regulate cannabis, the safer choice: Low-risk drugs like cannabis should be regulated via an adults-only, taxable market similar to that in 5 US states, Uruguay and the Netherlands, or the way alcohol is regulated here. There would be no market for synthetic alternatives if natural cannabis were legal.

How you can help:

Come to J Day a celebration of cannabis culture with free events nationwide. Dress to impress. R18.
Promote our 3 key campaign themes (above)
Write or visit your MP - it does make a difference
Like us on facebook (normlnz) and follow us on twitter (normlnz)
Donate to NORML NZ Inc: 12-3057-0594667-00
Contact us at info@norml.org.nz

Note: J Day is R18, for adults only. No alcohol. No glass. No dogs. Please take your rubbish with you.

Other centres are also holding J Day events:
Hamilton - Lake Stage
Whakatane - Historic Reserve
Taupo - Tongariro Domain
New Plymouth - Bowl of Brooklands
Wellington - Frank Kitts Park
Christchurch - Cathedral Sq then 'roll and stroll' to Latimer Sq
Dunedin - The Octagon