The cannabis legalisation and control referendum would narrowly pass if the vote was held today, in a new poll that will give supporters cause for hope.
The poll, carried out by market research company UMR and funded by the Helen Clark Foundation, found 49 per cent of respondents supported the proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill, while 45 per cent opposed it.
Clark, a former Prime Minister and vocal supporter of cannabis reform, said she was feeling confident.
“A poll like this reminds us what people are actually voting on,” she said. They’re not being asked ‘should cannabis be available in New Zealand?’. It is very widely available. The whole issue is the terms on which it is available.”
Polls have presented a mixed picture, with momentum recently appearing to swing against legalisation. The latest One News/Colmar Brunton survey put those opposed ahead by 18 points.
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