The moniker the Land of the Long White Cloud could soon take on a new meaning in New Zealand if its citizens vote to legalise recreational marijuana use in an overshadowed referendum this weekend.
It is the first time a country is putting the legalisation of recreational cannabis use to a popular vote.
And it is happening alongside a national election that will either re-elect Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern or install her conservative National Party rival Judith Collins in the top job.
In normal times, a dramatic reform like this would be a hot election issue, but in a campaign dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, cannabis is not getting much of a look…
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