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The 2020 New Zealand cannabis referendum was a non-binding referendum held on 17 October 2020 in conjunction with the 2020 general election and a euthanasia referendum, on the question of whether to legalise the sale, use, possession and production of recreational cannabis.
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP), also known as the Cannabis Party, [2] is a political party in New Zealand. It is dedicated to the legalisation of cannabis for medical, recreational and industrial use. [3] It was founded in 1996 and has stood in every general election since, but has never won representation in Parliament.
The use of cannabis in New Zealand is regulated by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, which makes unauthorised possession of any amount of cannabis a crime. Cannabis is the fourth-most widely used recreational drug in New Zealand, after caffeine, alcohol and tobacco, and the most widely used illicit drug.
New Zealand Herald, 29 July 2003. Miller, R. ed. New Zealand Government and Politics 4th edition, 2006, OUP; New Zealand Press Association. "Referendum Call on Māori Seats" The Dominion, 5 May 1999, 2. Palmer, Geoffrey, and Matthew Palmer. Bridled Power: New Zealand's Constitution and Government. fourth ed. Melbourne: Oxford University Press ...
OPINION: The Senate, like the House, must pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act to address the decades of harm done to Black and brown communities by cannabis prohibition.
In New Zealand, the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party ran for the first time in 1996. They have never had any Members of Parliament, but have averaged around 1% of the popular vote - one fifth of what is necessary to gain MPs under New Zealand's proportional representation system.
Why Is JCPenney Closing More Stores? JCPenney filed for bankruptcy back in 2020. Since then, about 240 of its stores have closed. Right now, there’s about 650 locations left in the U.S.
Map of the 2023 New Zealand general election, shaded by electorate. Māori electorates are in the bottom right. This article summarises results of the 14 October 2023 New Zealand general election , including both party vote and electorate vote outcomes.