The Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill sets out the rules for cannabis if a majority of New Zealanders vote ‘Yes’ in the referendum in October.
Voting ‘Yes’ in the referendum means the use of cannabis will become legal for adults and will be strongly regulated to improve public health outcomes. Some examples are:
19 November 2020
As the dust settles from the cannabis referendum, policy and Advocacy Manager Kali Mercier offers her thoughts on a path forward.
06 November 2020
The Drug Foundation accepts that the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill is now unlikely to be put forward to Parliament in its current f...
03 November 2020
Even if reform is not in the form of the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill, New Zealanders have shown they want change.
01 September 2020
A new report from the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor makes key findings supporting the Drug Foundation’s view that legalisation is t...
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