ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY JOHN LING AND LAUREN STRAIN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. IT'S BEEN A HORRENDOUS WEEK IN THE US, WITH BOSTON AND TEXAS, BUT COLORADO WOUND THINGS UP ON A MELLOW NOTE. GUN CONTROL AND GAY MARRIAGE MAY BE THE HOT TOPICS, BUT THE CENTENNIAL STATE'S BEEN THE MEETING PLACE FOR ANOTHER SOCIAL CHANGE. OUR US CORRESPONDENT, JACK TAME, WAS THERE AND PROMISES HE DIDN'T INHALE. SO, WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS CONTRAPTION? GAS MASK BONG. I THINK HE SAID 'GAS MASK BONG'. HE SOUNDS LIKE DARTH VADER. AND I TAKE IT IT'S PRETTY EFFECTIVE? YES, QUITE. (CHUCKLES) THEN WE'RE TALKING POLITICS, AND JOHN KEY'S GOT A PROBLEM. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO SAY THIS ` HE'S GOT NO MATES. HEATHER'S IN WELLINGTON, TRYING TO HOOK A BROTHER UP. NO MATES MAY MAKE YOU PARANOID ` AN IDEAL STATE FOR THE THOUSANDS HEADING TO BLACK SABBATH IN AUCKLAND TONIGHT. AND WE'RE ASKING YOU WHICH STREET IN YOUR TOWN WOULD BE THE FLASH ONE ON A MONOPOLY BOARD. IT'LL MAKE SENSE LATER. IT'S MONDAY NIGHT. WELCOME TO SEVEN SHARP. HAVE YOU BEEN WONDERING WHAT THE NEXT BIG SOCIAL PUSH AFTER SAME-SEX MARRIAGE MIGHT BE? HERE'S ONE IDEA. THE SAME DAY BARACK OBAMA WAS RE-ELECTED AS PRESIDENT IN NOVEMBER, TWO STATES BECAME THE FIRST TO LEGALISE MARIJUANA FOR RECREATIONAL USE. AT THE WEEKEND, COLORADO HELD ITS ANNUAL 4/20 RALLY IN DENVER ` THE BIGGEST MARIJUANA CELEBRATION IN THE WORLD. OUR GUY IN THE U.S., JACK TAME, GOT HIS ARM TWISTED AND WENT ALONG. JUST A WARNING, THROUGH THE HAZE YOU WILL SEE DRUGS BEING TAKEN IN HIS STORY. LOTS AND LOTS OF DRUGS. BETWEEN THE PRAIRIES AND PEAKS, 1600M UP, LIES THE PLACE THEY CALL THE MILE-HIGH CITY. # MARY, MARY. # AND IN DENVER, COLORADO, THE NICKNAME HAS NEVER BEEN MORE APT. TODAY'S ABOUT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF OUR LIFE AND HELPING FREE HUMANITY WITH THIS TREE. IT'S THE SUPERHERO PLANT ` HAVING CANNABIS, YOU SEE. THIS IS 4/20, AMERICA'S ANNUAL MARIJUANA CELEBRATION, BUT THE FIRST SINCE COLORADO VOTED TO LEGALISE THE DRUG. AND EVERYONE, FROM THE HACKY SACKERS TO THE HULA HOOPERS AND THE HIPPIES, IS HIP-HOPPINGLY, OH DEAR, HO-HO-HOPELESSLY... ALL: HAPPY 4/20. ...HIGH. WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS CONTRAPTION? GAS MASK BONG. I THINK HE SAID, 'GAS MASK BONG.' HE SOUNDS LIKE DARTH VADER. I TAKE IT, IT'S PRETTY EFFECTIVE? YES, QUITE. (CHUCKLES) WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT SMOKING? IT TASTES GOOD. IT HAS ME FEELING GOOD, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SMOKING MARIJUANA? UH, 44 YEARS. WHERE DID YOU START? WHEN I WAS IN MY LATE TEENS, EARLY 20s. WHEREABOUTS? IN TEXAS, WHICH, AT THAT POINT IN TIME, A JOINT, JUST A JOINT, PUT YOU IN PRISON. GOOD THING FOR THIS LOT THAT ISN'T THE CASE IN DENVER, COLORADO. ANYONE OVER 21 CAN NOW LEGALLY POSSESS AND SMOKE MARIJUANA. IT'S JUST BEEN LEGALISED. IT'S THE FIRST PLACE IN THE WORLD FOR THIS TOP HAPPEN IN A PROPER, CIVILLY REGULATED MANNER. AND TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION, AMONGST THE MARIJUANA MASSES, IS KIWI CANNABIS CAMPAIGNER CHRIS FOWLIE. AND THE IRONY IS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REGULATING AND LEGALISING SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS AND PARTY PILLS, AND WHY ARE WE NOT TALKING ABOUT REAL, NATURAL CANNABIS. THE ROAD TO REFORM IN COLORADO STARTED WITH THESE ` DISPENSERIES ON EVERY THIRD CORNER, PICKING OUT CANNABIS PRODUCTS TO ANYONE WITH A MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION. HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO GET A MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION? UM, WELL.... HONESTLY? YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IT WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT, BUT IT IS PRETTY EASY. ANYONE WITH A SCRIPT CAN GET BAKED-ON BAKING, CANNABIS CANDIES AND DRIED BUREAUCRATIC BUDS. EACH PLANT IN COLORADO HAS TO BE SPECIFICALLY ACCOUNTED FOR AND PAPERWORK IS STRICT. RIGHT. SO TELL ME WHAT WE HAVE HERE. UH, WE HAVE THE CANNABIS CUP WINNER LAST YEAR. RUNNER-UP, ACTUALLY. REDHEADED STRANGER NUMBER 14. (LAUGHS) YEAH. IT'S STRONG, YEAH? IT'S ONE OF OUR STRONGEST STRAINS. SO, IT'S LIKE AN ICE-CREAM SHOP, REALLY. YOU JUST HAVE ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. YEP. EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN FAVOURITE FLAVOURS. BUT WITHOUT A CARD AND PRESCRIPTION, YOU CAN'T YET BUY MARIJUANA IN DENVER. POT SHOPS AND THE MILLIONS IN STATE TAXES THAT WILL ACCOMPANY THEM, WON'T BE OPEN UNTIL NEXT YEAR. IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU WANT TO SMOKE IT JUST FOR RECREATIONAL USE, YOU HAVE TO BE GIFTED IT. BUT HERE SOMETHING TELLS ME THAT WON'T BE TOO HARD. REGGAE MUSIC BUT WITH THAT, OF COURSE, COMES THIS. HOW OLD ARE YOU? 17. ISN'T THE LEGAL AGE 21 FOR SMOKING? SHOOT. I GUESS. WE CAN LEARN SOMETHING FROM THAT. WE HAVE THE HIGHEST TEENAGE RATE OF CANNABIS USE IN THE WORLD. AND ALL OUR FOCUS IS ON ARRESTING PEOPLE, AND ENRICHING THE WHOLE TINNY-SHOP NETWORK AND ALL THAT, THAT DOESN'T CHECK I.D. AND LEGALISING MARIJUANA WOULD MAKE IT HARDER TO GET? YES, BECAUSE YOU WILL BE ID'd. BUT YOU CAN STILL, SURELY, BUY OFF YOUR 21-YEAR-OLD FRIEND. YOU'LL NEVER STOP THAT. YOU'LL NEVER STOP THAT. BUT WHAT YOU CAN STOP IS ACTUAL CRIMINALS AND STREET DEALERS FROM HAVING A MARKET. IN COLORADO, THERE'S LITTLE NEED FOR ONE ANY MORE. AND TO CELEBRATE 4/20 WAS LIKELY THE BIGGEST MARIJUANA RALLY IN HISTORY. FOR THE FIRST MASS CELEBRATION SINCE LEGALISATION, THE CROWDS HERE ARE INCREDIBLE. THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HERE. I NOTICE A LITTLE FOG, A HAZE OF SMOKE GENTLY LIFTING OFF THE MASSES. SO MUCH FOR COLORADO'S FRESH MOUNTAIN AIR! ALL CHEER YES, IT WAS ALL ENOUGH TO MAKE A WEARY REPORTER FEEL LIKE SITTING DOWN. Called 4/20 because That is considered the right time in the afternoon to spark up. It looks like a lot of fun at the Festival, but I would like to point out that maybe legalisation isn't the best thing. Many viewers are pointed out that there are a lot of people for whom is not very good for them. People without motivation. Tiny minority, isn't it? Wouldn't we be better off? Less organised crime, cancer-fighting qualities... The big question is is a gateway drug to something more serious? That's the contentious issue. If you regulate, surely have a better chance of keeping things in control. Jesse says no. Ali says yes. NZ Drug Foundation is on my side. Greg, I've worked here for 12 years, and I think you don't need drugs. NZ Drug Foundation agree there should be some kind of decriminalisation. Their final tweet said, 'crikey, it's hard to encapsulate in 140 characters'. YOU'LL KNOW IT'S BEEN A VERY VIOLENT WEEK IN THE US, AND EVEN AN EVENT LIKE THE CANNABIS RALLY TURNED. SOON AFTER JACK LEFT, AN ARGUMENT BROKE OUT AND GUNSHOTS BEING FIRED. AND, WELL, IT SENT PEOPLE SPRINTING. In the stoner sense. Ambling. YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW ON EDGE MANY PEOPLE WOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN. LUCKILY NOBODY DIED, BUT TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. AFTER THE BREAK, WE THROW THE GOAT, PUT ON OUR BLACK T-SHIRT AND YELL A LOT. Yeah, you guys are funny, aren't you? You sent me to the RSA on Friday. Now I'm here with bogans. Dressed for the occasion. AND HE MAY BE KING OF THE RING RIGHT NOW, BUT HIS ENEMIES ARE CLOSING IN. WHAT DOES A PRIME MINISTER HAVE TO DO TO GET SOME MATES? IN ANY WALK OF LIFE, YOU NEED MATES. POLITICS IS NO DIFFERENT. WHEN NATIONAL SWEPT TO POWER FOR THE SECOND TIME, JOHN KEY PROBABLY WONDERED HOW THINGS COULD EVER GO WRONG. HE'S FINDING OUT NOW. POLITICALLY SPEAKING, JOHN HAS NO FRIENDS. HEATHER DU PLESSIS ALLAN LOOKS AT THE RISE AND RISE OF THE LEFT AND THE SORRY SAGA OF NATIONAL NO-MATES. INTRODUCING FIRST THE CHALLENGER, WEIGHING IN AT A PREDICTED 46 SEATS IN PARLIAMENT, THE LABOUR PARTY! CROWD ROARS AND THEIR OPPONENTS, COMING IN AT 55 MPS, THEY ARE THE TWO-TERM-REIGNING NZ GOVERNMENT, THE NATIONAL PARTY! CROWD ROARS AFTER THE CONVINCING WIN LAST TIME THEY MET, YOU'D THINK THAT NATIONAL'S GOT THE CONSTITUTIONAL FORTITUDE TO BRING THIS ONE HOME TOO. BUT THIS IS BEING CONTESTED UNDER MMP RULES, SO LABOUR CAN BRING A FRIEND, BRING A PARTY; THEY COULD EVEN BRING THEIR NEIGHBOUR'S DOG, AND IT'S ALL LEGAL. EXCEPT FOR THE DOG. THAT'S NOT LEGAL. ACCORDING TO THE LATEST POLLS, THIS IS THE CORNER THAT'S GOING TO WIN THE NEXT ELECTION. THAT'S UNLESS THESE GUYS CAN ALSO FIND SOME FRIENDS. BUT WHO? OF ALL THE PARTIES IN PARLIAMENT, NATIONAL CAN'T RELY ON ANYONE. HONE'S DEFINITELY A LEFTIE. THE MAORI PARTY AND WINSTON'S LOT COULD GO EITHER WAY, SO WE'LL POP THEM IN A NEUTRAL CORNER. FAITHFUL UP TO NOW, PETER DUNNE'S REALLY A SWINGER TOO. AND THEN THERE'S ACT ` A PARTY THAT MAY NOT SURVIVE THE ELECTION. WE SHOULD TAKE BANKSIE OUT. HE'S REALLY NOT... NOT GOT A GOOD CHANCE. WELL, ASK THE PEOPLE OF EPSOM, BUT I DON'T THINK SO, FRANKLY. SO WE HAVE TO HEAD OUTSIDE OF PARLIAMENT. ENTER COLIN CRAIG'S CONSERVATIVES. THE POINT IS THAT COLIN AND JOHN WILL WALK DOWN THE AISLE IF THEY HAVE TO, BUT THEY HAVE TO HELP HIM. THEY HAVE TO ` THEY HAVE TO HELP HIM. THEY HAVE TO PUBLICALLY SIGNAL THAT HE'S THEIR GUY. DO YOU WANT TO HELP A GUY PRONE TO SAYING THINGS LIKE 'HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS AREN'T NORMAL'? SO WHAT ABOUT SOMEONE NEW? SHOULD THE NATS BE ENCOURAGING A NEW RIGHT-WING COALITION PARTNER TO START UP? ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. I'VE BEEN ACTUALLY SAYING THAT FOR A WHILE ` THAT THIS ICEBERG ON THE HORIZON, WHICH IS ABOUT TO HIT THE HULL OF THEIR SHIP, HAS BEEN VISIBLE FOR A LONG TIME. DO THE NATS GET MMP? KIND OF, BUT NOT COMPLETELY. SO THIS SHOULD'VE BEEN DONE A LONG TIME AGO? I THINK SO. SO ARE THE NATS TRYING TO 'GROW YOUR OWN FRIEND'? UH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU CAN SAY WE'RE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGING THAT. IN THE END, POLITICAL PARTIES MAY WELL EMERGE. BUT I CAN'T DETERMINE THAT. YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT NOW? NOT OVERLY ACTIVELY, I'M NOT, NO. OH, BUT MAYBE OFFICIALS ARE? MAYBE IT'S A GENTLE NUDGE; NOT AN ACTIVE ENCOURAGEMENT. SO CRYPTIC. WELL, SOMETHING BETTER HAPPEN, OR... SMACKDOWN, AS THE WRESTLING WORLD CALLS IT. Nice use of wrestling. Never write off the people of Epsom. Banksie will be back. (ALL CHUCKLE) We said it last time... WHERE I GREW UP, BLACK SABBATH WERE LIKE ROYALTY. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THE OPENING CHORDS TO 'WAR PIGS', YOU WEREN'T A HAMILTONIAN. SO I'M VERY JEALOUS OF CRAIG STANAWAY, WHO'S CURRENTLY OUTSIDE BOGAN CENTRAL, WHERE THE BLACK SABBATH CONCERT'S ABOUT TO BEGIN. Are you feeling the vibe? I have never had fluffy dice on the dashboard of my car. I do not own a black jersey. But I lived in Palmerston North once. That is why I'm here tonight for the concert. Here's the digital manager of Saatchi and Saatchi. Why are you here? To rock out. Are you a bogan? Hell yeah. I love the music, love the lifestyle and rockhard. What does that mean? You can't ask me that on TV. What does that mean? Had originally comes from one of the previous singers of Sabbath. You can do it any way, as long as you give the horns. Are you a bogan or a munter, Chris? Beg your pardon. I suppose I look like one, but I wouldn't call myself one. Why are you so into Sabbath? I've loved the music for 25 years. And I've been waiting 25 years to see the concert tonight. I saw them on Saturday, and they were awesome then too. Do you understand the lyrics? He is just the screaming skull. Not as good as Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber won't be around in 25 years' time, mate. Craig, can you ask, aren't they keen to preserve the memory of the band at the peak of their powers, when Ozzy could sing? Jesse is concerned that they are on the downward slide because they are a bunch of fossils. He should come down here and say that. They will never go downhill. Thanks, Craig. The metal girls didn't look like her when I was growing up. THE LAST TIME THEY PLAYED IN NZ WAS 1973 AT THE GREAT NGARUAWAHIA MUSIC FEST, ALONGSIDE DRAGON AND SPLIT ENZ. THE FESTIVAL WAS A FLOP. BAD WEATHER KEPT FANS AWAY. BUT APPARENTLY THE DRUGS TURNED UP. CHECK OUT THIS NEWSPAPER CLIPPING. They were very worried the people were dropping marijuana, and the seeds would fall to the ground and massive crops would grow. Our understanding has moved on. "Pot" Welcome back, Black Sabbath. The one thing I didn't get from Craig there was what does that mean? I won't give an explanation. The guy explained. Devil's horns. Help us decide where Mayfair is. Getting inside a dairy farmer's head. AUCKLAND'S GETTING ITS OWN VERSION OF MONOPOLY, WITH A VOTE TO DECIDE WHO GETS THE POLE POSITION, REPLACING MAYFAIR. TIM WILSON THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT CHANCE TO REHABILITATE WHAT WAS ONCE THE CITY'S RICHEST STREET. AUCKLAND! HOME OF THE JAFA, CRAP TRAFFIC AND OVERCOOKED REAL ESTATE; A GIANT MONOPOLY GAME PLAYED BY 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE. NOW IT'S ABOUT TO BECOME A MONOPOLY GAME FOR REALSIES, AND THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THE CITY'S VERSION OF MAYFAIR ` THE RITZIEST STREET. THE LOCALS? THEY DON'T HAVE A DAMN CLUE. THE MOST DESIRABLE STREET IN AUCKLAND? I DUNNO. DEPENDS WHERE YOU WANNA LIVE. PERHAPS DOWN BY THE WHARF. BLOOMFIELD SPA, TAKAPUNA. I DON'T KNOW, AS I AM NEW HERE. I AM FROM INDIA. BUT WHAT ABOUT THIS LITTLE FIXER-UPPER ` PARITAI DRIVE? TOUR BUSES! MILLION-DOLLAR VIEWS! THE PLACE WHERE HANOVER FINANCE'S MARK HOTCHIN'S PILE IS STILL GOING UP. AND, OH, A BUYER'S PARADISE. THIS STREET'S DOWN, BUT NOT OUT. THE EXPERTS FEEL IT IN THEIR LOUIS VUITTONS. IT'D BE FANTASTIC TO SEE A COMEBACK THERE, BECAUSE THE REAL ESTATE'S NEVER CHANGED. THE VIEWS HAVE NEVER CHANGED, IT'S GORGEOUS. PERHAPS IT'S JUST A FASHION-RELATED THING. AND THAT'S WHERE MR MONOPOLY COMES IN. HE DOESN'T TALK, BECAUSE, WELL, IT'S A MASK, AND HE'S A SHE. WHOA! BUT HIS REPRESENTATIVE... WHOO! HOW ICONIC IS IT TO BE THE TOP STREET ON A MONOPOLY BOARD? HOW ICONIC IS PARK LANE AND MAYFAIR? SO VERY ICONIC. YOU ARE IN THE TOP VIP SPOT OF YOUR CITY. SO ROLL THE DICE FOR THE NOT-QUITE-SUPER-RICH AND HELP THEM. HA! HEY! Some of Jack's story wafted over. The whole show! THERE WAS PLENTY OF FUN ON TWITTER TODAY AS PEOPLE CAME UP WITH IDEAS FOR AUCKLAND MONOPOLY CARDS. Nice work. Wise words. WHILE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC OF FLASH PLACES TO LIVE, LET'S HEAD TO TARANAKI NOW. NOW, TWEETING AND FACEBOOK ARE ABOUT SHARING THOUGHTS AND IDEAS. IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THAT'S CALLED... TALKING. HAYDN JONES MET A BLOKE WHOSE SOCIAL CHAT WAS TOO GOOD NOT TO SHARE WITH THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. DAWN, AND WE'RE BACK AT GRANT HERBERT'S FARM. WE'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU, BUT FIRST LET'S TAKE IN THE COWS. 300 AYRSHIRES ` BEAUTIFUL, SMART ANIMALS. THEY PRODUCE 3000 LITRES OF WHITE GOLD TWICE A DAY. THE COWS ARE LIKE WHALES. IF THEY SENSE SOMETHING WRONG HERE, THEY'LL TELL THE WHOLE LOT THERE'S SOMETHING HAPPENING AND WORST-CASE SCENARIO, THEY JUST WON'T COME ON. AN AUTOMATIC COW SHED MEANS GRANT WORKS IN SOLITUDE. HE CAN CONTEMPLATE THE DAY'S EVENTS ` LIKE GAY MARRIAGE. A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY HAPPY. (LAUGHS) THE DROUGHT. AT LEAST WE'VE GOT GRASS HERE. YOU FEEL SORRY FOR THOSE GUYS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH WINTER, EH. AND THE BIG QUESTION ` WHY AM I HERE? YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE FARMING TO SURVIVE IT, AND IF YOU LOVE SOMETHING, YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUSTIFY IT. BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST 40 HOURS HERE, THE PAY'S REAL GOOD. IT'S THE NEXT 40 TO 60 HOURS YOU DO FOR NOTHING. THAT'S WHERE THE LOVE BIT COMES IN ` OR THE INSANITY. (CHUCKLES) OR THE DYING FOR A BEER. (LAUGHS) GRANT HERBERT LOVES HIS LIFE, LOVES HIS MILK. IT'S NZ MILK. NO ADDITIVES. OK, I WAS ADDED (LAUGHS) BUT THERE'S ONE THING HE'S NOT SO PASSIONATE ABOUT. IT'S TWO OLD ARMY HUTS PUT TOGETHER WITH A BIT OF A LEAN TO. A $1.5M DAIRY SHED HAS A CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL ELEGANCE. A $40,000, 130-YEAR-OLD SHACK NOT SO MUCH. COS YOU HAVE A LOOK AT MOST DAIRY FARMS ` THEY ALL HAVE SHITTY HOUSES. COS THE FARM IS JUST THIS BIG BLACK HOLE AND IT JUST SUCKS ALL THE MONEY IN. (LAUGHS) BUT THAT'S LIFE ` A SLICE OF GRANT HERBERT'S LIFE. IT'S ALWAYS TOO DRY, TOO WET, TOO COLD, TOO THIS, TOO THAT. So true. I like Grant. We're looking for more characters like him. Send us suggestions. THAT'S US FOR MONDAY. SEE YOU TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY RICHARD EDMUNDS AND ANNE LANGFORD. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.