The party you vote for can be added insurance for how you vote in the referendum to legalise cannabis for personal use.
The October 17 vote has become somewhat political because of the non-binding nature of the referendum and the various stances of the parties .
If there is a majority “yes” vote, Labour and the Greens have committed to passing the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill, which details the proposed framework for legalisation.
They would support the bill into law, and if the select committee process recommended any changes, the current controls in the bill would be kept as the bare minimum.
NZ First’s support is not as concrete. If change was recommended or new evidence emerged during the committee process, it would consider those in light of the strength of the “yes” vote.
Translation: If new evidence against legalisation emerged and the vote passed by the smallest of margins, NZ First might withdraw support.
National and Act say they would introduce…
