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NZ Cannabis referendum: More than 100 doctors back legalising recreational use

MMP News AuthorOctober 17, 2020

More than 100 doctors have come forward to put their names behind cannabis legalisation, in response to the New Zealand Medical Association’s backtracking from opposing the bill to neutrality. They say they fear the Medical Association’s decision to oppose the cannabis referendum and legalisation, without having consulted its members, could lead ... Read More

New Zealand to vote on legalising cannabis and euthanasia

MMP News AuthorOctober 16, 2020

New Zealanders are poised to decide on two landmark social issues during an election Saturday: whether to legalize recreational marijuana and whether to legalize euthanasia A “yes” vote on both referendums would arguably make the nation of 5 million one of the more liberal countries in the world. Polls indicate ... Read More

New Zealand to vote on legalising marijuana and euthanasia

MMP News AuthorOctober 16, 2020

AUCKLAND: New Zealanders are poised to decide on two landmark social issues during an election on Saturday (Oct 16): Whether to legalise recreational marijuana and whether to legalise euthanasia. A “yes” vote on both referendums would arguably make the nation of 5 million one of the more liberal countries in ... Read More

Cannabis referendum: More than 100 doctors back legalising recreational use

MMP News AuthorOctober 15, 2020

Friday, 16 October 2020, 9:24 amArticle: RNZ More than 100 doctors have come forward to put their names behind cannabis legalisation, in response to the New Zealand Medical Association’s backtracking from opposing the bill to neutrality. They say they fear the Medical Association’s decision to oppose the cannabis referendum and ... Read More

Roderick Aldridge, 80, walks streets of Hamilton to support legalising cannabis

MMP News AuthorOctober 3, 2020

Roderick Aldridge has never smoked or used cannabis in his life. But the 80-year-old Hamilton man will be voting “yes” to legalise cannabis in the coming referendum which will be held as part of the general election on October 17. On Sunday, Aldridge was helping lobby group Health Not Handcuffs ... Read More

Gone to pot: New Zealand cools on legalising cannabis

MMP News AuthorSeptember 30, 2020

It is believed to be the first country in the world to put the legalisation of recreational cannabis to a national public vote. But amid a pandemic, an election concentrated almost entirely on the Covid-19 crisis, and a simultaneous vote on euthanasia, New Zealand’s upcoming marijuana referendum has not captivated ... Read More