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Update14 Oct, 2020
Green party drug reform spokesperson Chlöe Swarbrick said the poll showed the importance of turnout on the final results
“For a while now we’ve known that this referendum will be decided on turnout. Criminal prohibition will remain in force if we do not get everyone to the polls,” said Swarbrick. “People need to understand how critical their vote is – nothing will change if you don’t participate. If you’re frustrated with politics as it is, don’t tap out and let it continue. Somebody out there needs your Yes.”
Update05 Oct, 2020
Doctors also say the NZMA view is outdated, given it is based on advice first presented in 2012.
NZMA chair, Dr Kate Baddock, admitted the NZMA has not looked at the overall impact of legalisation, and the actual proposed legislation itself does not appear to have been considered. And she said the association's view does not consider doctors'...
Update05 Oct, 2020
The cannabis referendum is on a knife-edge, with a new poll suggesting voters are narrowly leaning towards a yes vote.
A new poll released by the Helen Clark Foundation and the New Zealand Drug Foundation this morning shows 49 per cent of respondents support the legislation, while 45 per cent oppose it. The results differ with a recent Colmar Brunton poll, released on September 26, which showed support for the legislation was going up in smoke.
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Update01 Oct, 2020
"We do not make this decision lightly. We do not make it frivolously."
"We do it in order to heighten the awareness of our people to other elements within our society, some of which are legal, that cause more damage than marijuana, including alcohol, nicotine and methamphetamine which have dire outcomes on the wellbeing...
Update27 Sep, 2020
Emmaline Pickering-Martin on why she’s voting “Yes” in support of the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill
The important question we have to ask ourselves now is whether we want people to continue using cannabis without legalisation, regulation and control. Do we think it’s okay that people are getting criminal convictions for using a drug that’s...
Update13 Sep, 2020
TOP: Set Local Area Policies, similar to how alcohol and pokie machines are regulated
The party is officially backing a Yes vote in the upcoming cannabis referendum, but announced a number of details it wanted to see added to the proposed legislation during the select committee process.
Update08 Sep, 2020
To be clear, medicinal use is already permitted, but there is only one approved drug on the market
The rest are 'unapproved' drugs that can be prescribed by a doctor, but have not gone through the medical testing Medsafe deems appropriate. Dr Hotu said the confused messages around medicinal use are a reflection of the way cannabis has been...
Update30 Aug, 2020
Public health and social justice must be at the heart of drug law reform
It’s that appeal to social justice that is driving former prime minister Helen Clark to push for a yes vote at the referendum, and it is what’s driven the Drug Foundation’s mission for three decades. Public health and social justice must be at the heart of drug law reform.
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