Grey Power Federation Statement on Marijuana

A petition to legalise the medical use of marijuana by a Grey Power association does not have the support of the Grey Power Federation.

National president Tom O’Connor said there was a growing trend for activists and single issue groups to attempt to use the Grey Power brand to promote their causes.

“We get all sorts of weird and wonderful ideas popping up from time to time but we are very careful about who and what we support nationally.”

O’Connor said he was aware of the growing campaign to legalise marijuana for medical purposes but the issue was well outside the knowledge of federation members.

“We don’t have a formal policy on the legalisation of marijuana and we are probably unlikely to anytime soon. The reality is that we don’t know enough about the substance.”

O’Connor said formal policy for the Grey Power Federation was set at the annual general meeting by remits from member associations.

“Most of our member association delegates have a very good idea of what actually comprises the real business of Grey Power and any remit to change the marijuana laws would have little chance of being accepted.”

The decision to legalise the medical use of marijuana was a matter for the medical profession and government and it was not presently a matter of any importance to the Grey Power Federation, he said.

“Our member associations have a high degree of autonomy and they can get involved in almost anything they like but matters of national policy are carefully considered and debated at length before decisions are made,” he said.

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